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Awards: Listing of Funded Projects

Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice.
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State: MN

Number of Awards: 84
Total Amount Awarded: $31,468,812

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2014 The Impact of Juvenile Correctional Confinement on the Transition to Adulthood and Desistance from Crime NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data Hamline University MN 2014-JF-FX-0014 $39,933 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Hennepin County, Minnesota MN 2010-DN-BX-K155 $107,965 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Hennepin County, Minnesota MN 2012-DN-BX-0017 $100,000 Closed
2010 Development of Individual Handwriting Characteristics In 1800 Students: Statistical Analysis and Likelihood Ratios That Emerge Over An Extended Period of Time. NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension MN 2010-DN-BX-K212 $399,172 Closed
2014 Minneapolis Crime Lab Portable Equipment Upgrades NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Minneapolis - POlice MN 2014-CD-BX-0022 $93,888 Closed
2007 "The Effects of Low Level Offense Records and Race on Employability." This study will examine the effects that low level offense records and race have on employability. NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research Council on Crime and Justice MN 2007-IJ-CX-0042 $33,200 Closed
2010 Reliability Measures for Current Methods in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2010-DN-BX-K213 $602,578 Closed
2013 FY 2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Hennepin County NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Hennepin County, Minnesota MN 2013-DN-BX-0041 $100,000 Closed
2012 Stress Biomarkers Among Patients Undergoing Treatment for Excited Delirium and Severe Pain in the Emergency Department NIJ FY 12 Determining the Relationship between Stress and Unexplained In-Custody Deaths Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation MN 2012-R2-CX-K007 $338,747 Closed
2007 Algorithmic Fusion of Face and Fusion NIJ FY 07 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Identix Incorporated, an L1 Identity Solutions company MN 2007-DE-BX-K006 $292,025 Closed
2012 The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes St. Olaf College MN 2012-DN-BX-K020 $113,858 Closed
2013 Minnesota NFSIA project 2013 NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2013-CD-BX-0009 $111,955 Closed
2012 Minnesota NFSIA project 2012 NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2012-CD-BX-0011 $122,321 Closed
2012 FY2012 Forensic Science Service DNA Backlog Reduction Program - MInnesota BCA NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2012-DN-BX-0085 $654,004 Closed
2014 Minnesota NFSIA Project 2014 NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2014-CD-BX-0039 $121,391 Closed
2005 State Coverdell Funding for Minnesota Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2005-DN-BX-0070 $165,442 Closed
2009 Minnesota FY09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Minnesota Department of Public Safety MN 2009-CD-BX-0030 $272,105 Closed
2009 Minnesota Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota MN 2009-DN-BX-K239 $859,527 Closed
2005 The Minneapolis Police Department will utilize funding under this 2005 Coverdell program to increase the capacity and quality of firearms and ballistic examination, and subsequent entries into IBIS, t Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement City of Minneapolis MN 2005-DN-BX-0084 $55,918 Closed
2010 Minnesota Justice Coalition: Postconviction DNA Testing Initiative NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota MN 2010-DY-BX-K007 $253,534 Closed
2007 Application of Level 3 Matching for Latent Finger and Palm Prints NIJ FY 07 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Identix Incorporated, an L1 Identity Solutions company MN 2007-RG-CX-K017 $285,664 Closed
2007 Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public Policy NIJ FY 07 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence Augsburg College MN 2007-IJ-CX-0046 $236,577 Closed
2009 2009 City of Saint Paul Police Departmetn Crime Lab Backlog Reduction Grant NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program City of Saint Paul MN 2009-CD-BX-0096 $123,956 Closed
2012 SOTIPS Implementation Evaluation Project NIJ FY 12 Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) Regents of the University of Minnesota MN 2012-AW-BX-0153 $1,496,090 Closed
2011 MN BCA Solving Cold Cases with DNA NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA MN Dept. of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension MN 2011-DN-BX-K522 $465,079 Closed