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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: TX

Number of Awards: 397
Total Amount Awarded: $258,822,555

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2018 Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods NIJ FY18 Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0001 $49,988 Open
2018 Development of CFAST Based Fire Simulation Toolkit for Fire Investigators NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE TX 2018-R2-CX-0032 $487,386 Closed
2018 DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing for Forensic Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2018-DU-BX-0179 $634,973 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral Data NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC. TX 2018-DU-BX-0184 $282,703 Closed
2018 ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TX 2018-ZD-CX-0004 $485,244 Closed
2018 Eyewitness Identification: A Systematic Investigation of Lineup Composition and Fairness NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice TX A & M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE TX 2018-R2-CX-0027 $344,515 Closed
2018 FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, 2015-DN-BX-0065 NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications PUBLIC SAFETY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TX 2015-DN-BX-4065 $196,262 Closed
2018 FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - 2016-DN-BX-0125 NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications PUBLIC SAFETY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TX 2016-DN-BX-4125 $199,919 Closed
2018 High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Screening in Forensic Toxicology: Cost Benefit Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-75-CX-0040 $306,688 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-75-CX-0005 $341,883 Closed
2018 Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology NIJ FY18 Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0006 $49,988 Closed
2018 Investigation of subadult dental age-at-death estimation using transition analysis and machine learning methods NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-DU-BX-0182 $898,550 Closed
2018 Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment NIJ FY18 Continuations University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2017-IJ-CX-0010 $43,039 Closed
2017 A Longitudinal Study of Teacher Victimization at Schools: Prevalence, Predictors, and Negative Consequence NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE TX 2017-CK-BX-0010 $364,469 Closed
2017 Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2016-MU-BX-K007 $7,455,832 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Defining Late-Life Poly-victimization and Identifying Associated Mental and Physical Health Symptoms NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON, THE TX 2017-VF-GX-0001 $271,822 Closed
2017 Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0001 $49,987 Open
2017 Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0030 $48,907 Closed
2017 Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 2017-DN-BX-0134 $556,910 Closed
2017 Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0006 $49,987 Closed
2017 Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI) NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0029 $48,907 Closed
2017 Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0031 $48,907 Closed
2017 Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2017-R2-CX-0019 $311,221 Closed
2017 Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The University of Texas at Arlington TX 2015-R2-CX-0006 $44,975 Closed
2017 Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2017-IJ-CX-0010 $46,155 Closed