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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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Subtopic: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Number of Awards: 2,574
Total Amount Awarded: $1,347,507,130

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2018 Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MIT Lincoln Laboratory DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-1 $649,938 Closed
2017 Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0219 $469,083 Open
2017 Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2 $292,300 Closed
2017 Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2 $392,300 Closed
2017 Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1 $207,700 Open
2018 Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology 2016-DNR-6257-3 $550,615 Open
2016 Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology 2016-DNR-6257-1 $367,863 Closed
2016 Development of NGS (next generation sequencing) nomenclature framework Non-solicited Applications National Institute of Standards and Technology 2016-DNR-6150 $748,000 Closed
2013 Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology 2013-R2R-4843 $256,079 Closed
2013 NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation 2013-MUR-6019 $4,874,000 Closed
2013 NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Bureau of Investigation 2013-MUR-6019 $1,000,000 Closed
2013 Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Forensic Science Center 2013-DNR-5042 $344,000 Closed
2013 Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Forensic Science Center 2013-DNR-5042 $625,000 Closed
2013 Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Forensic Science Center 2013-DNR-5042 $492,500 Closed
2008 National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2008-DNR-122 $500,000 Closed
2007 MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007 Ames Laboratory (DOE) 2008-DN-R-038 $685,000 Closed
2022 Forensic STR Sequencing Nomenclature Resource Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0004 $541,034 Open
2021 Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2021 Federal Bureau of Investigation DJO-NIJ-21-RO-0004 $475,000 Open
2005 Global mtDNA Databasing Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 2005-DN-R-086-1 $1,891,390 Closed
2004 Global mtDNA Databasing Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 2005-DN-R-086-1 $180,000 Closed
2005 Global mtDNA Databasing Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 2005-DN-R-086-1 $350,000 Closed
2005 Global mtDNA Databasing Project NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory 2005-DN-R-086-1 $2,572,553 Closed
2008 National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 2008-DN-R-122 $500,000 Closed
2021 Massively Parallel Mitogenome Sequencing: Building a Strong Foundation for the Interpretation of MPS MtDNA Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0005 $624,692 Open
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program--Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Alaska Department of Public Safety AK 2009-DN-BX-K023 $387,500 Closed