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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: UT

Number of Awards: 52
Total Amount Awarded: $16,054,409

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 "UTAP: A Cold Case Continuum for DNA Testing for Small Rural Agencies" NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Utah Attorney General''s Office UT 2009-DN-BX-K203 $343,760 Closed
2005 2005 Coverdell Forensics Improvement Grant Program Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement County of Utah UT 2005-DN-BX-0090 $94,307 Closed
2006 2006 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Application - replace obsolete evidence tracking system equipment and enhance digital evidence examination discipline. NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2006-DN-BX-0086 $93,424 Closed
2006 2006 NIJ Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Grant Progject NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2006-DN-BX-K212 $348,864 Closed
2010 2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program-Utah Department of Public Safety FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2010-CD-BX-0021 $205,425 Closed
2016 A Comprehensive Test of the Methods and Models Used to Assign Geographic Origin to Human Skeletal Remains With Stable Isotope Data Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes IsoForensics, Inc. UT 2016-DN-BX-0157 $268,648 Closed
2019 Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model) Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH UT 2019-NE-BX-0001 $250,000 Past Project Period End Date
2009 Computer Forensics Laboratory Improvement NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Utah County Government UT 2009-CD-BX-0101 $124,978 Closed
2014 Data mining PCC annual reports NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Utah UT 2014-R2-CX-K012 $176,030 Closed
2006 Delivery of Comprehensive and Timely Forensic Services in a Remote Utah Jurisdiction NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Tooele City Corporation UT 2006-DN-BX-0084 $82,007 Closed
2006 Development of an Optical Hand-Held Biological Evidence Detection System - miniaturize fluorescence-based biological material detector to allow detection and differentiation of crime scene evidence. NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques, and Technologies Solicitation: Invited Full Applications MicroBioSystems of Utah, LLC UT 2006-DN-BX-K028 $324,547 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - Improve Laboratory Infrastructure and Analysis Capacity by Purchasing Basic DNA Analysis Equipment & Automated Tools DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2005-DA-BX-K111 $269,985 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program, Targeting Basic Equipment, DNA Sample Storage, and Analyst Workspace. DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2004-DN-BX-K200 $111,477 Closed
2007 Equipment and training enhancement program to improve DNA laboratory infrastructure & analysis capacity to reduce backlogs. NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2007-DN-BX-K036 $197,182 Closed
2014 Factors Promoting Risk or Resilience Among Polyvictimized Youth in the Juvenile Justice System NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence University of Utah UT 2014-R2-CX-0020 $816,031 Closed
2014 Fingernails as Recorders of Region-of-Origin and Travel History NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics University of Utah UT 2014-DN-BX-0003 $35,000 Closed
2020 Forensic tool to identify fall characteristics in infant skull fracture Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UT 2020-75-CX-0014 $557,607 Open
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Bureau of Forensic Services, Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2008-DN-BX-K050 $249,987 Closed
2008 FY 2008 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program-Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2008-CD-BX-0032 $99,337 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Forensic Services NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2009-DN-BX-K022 $564,000 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2009-DN-BX-K076 $283,707 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program-Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2009-CD-BX-0013 $142,632 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2010-DN-BX-K117 $281,036 Closed
2011 FY 2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2011-DN-BX-K455 $417,873 Closed
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Utah Department of Public Safety NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Utah Department of Public Safety UT 2012-DN-BX-0110 $372,125 Closed