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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: Evidence analysis and processing

Number of Awards: 2,267
Total Amount Awarded: $780,855,203

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Development of double casts for the validation of three-dimensional imaging systems for firearm forensics NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OK 15PNIJ-24-GG-01553-RESS $205,090 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Enhancing the evidentiary value of textile fibers with a combination of fluorescence microscopy and micro spectrophotometry NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-03850-NIJB $412,786 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS $399,300 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 FBI Subaward to the NIST project "Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components" NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Federal Bureau of Investigation GRANT14110035-B $130,000 Open
2024 Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory GRANT14121445 $990,468 Open
2024 Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA AZ 15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU $691,362 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001 $389,657 Open
2024 Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes JENSEN HUGHES INC MD 15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS $630,560 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Improving the Data Interpretation Process in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-24-GG-03847-NIJB $179,968 Open
2024 MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB $2,062,069 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Towards a Generalized Approach to Detection of Dangerous Drug Classes NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Naval Research Laboratory GRANT14119305 $624,483 Open
2024 On the reliability of the forensic examination of electrical tapes and the influence of alteration sources encountered in casework NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-03853-RESD $216,195 Open
2024 Quantitative Evaluation of Hemp-Derived Vape Products for Accurate Labeling, Identification of Unknowns, and Stability NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology GRANT14121774 $300,000 Open
2024 Research and Development for the Creation of Validated Protocols for the Forensic Detection and Quantification of Psilocybin and Psilocin in Complex Edible Matrices NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03848-MUMU $781,087 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Semi-empirical Kinetics Model for Fingerprint Aging NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-24-GG-03855-MUMU $399,437 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems” NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY SD 15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU $303,714 Open
2023 Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NOBLIS, INC. VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU $872,282 Open
2023 Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis-derived Finished Products for Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0002 $400,000 Open
2023 An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO $392,196 Open
2023 Audio Deepfake Detection for Forensics and Security NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-01933-RESS $64,003 Open
2023 Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS $111,000 Open
2023 Capturing nuclear DNA from hair shafts NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE) DC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04209-DNAX $413,504 Open
2023 Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-24-RO-0002 $409,578 Open
2023 Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MI 15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS $262,678 Open
2023 Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX $759,008 Open