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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Number of Awards: 52
Total Amount Awarded: $19,931,808

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY	GA	2016-DN-BX-0196	$637,735	Closed
2011	Increased Efficiency of Evidence Screening, Processing, and Reporting for Death Investigations and Crime Scene Processing	NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Benton County	AR	2011-CD-BX-0102	$53,273	Closed
2006	The Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process	NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence	Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc.	CA	2006-DN-BX-0094	$600,000	Closed
2015	Crime Lab Accreditation and Certification	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Culver City	CA	2015-CD-BX-0071	$17,245	Closed
2010	Development of a Proteomic Assay for Menstrual Blood, Vaginal Fluid and Species Identification	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development	City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2010-DN-BX-K192	$418,824	Closed
2011	DNA Evidence for Investigators	NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program	City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department	CA	2011-MU-BX-K572	$514,444	Closed
2018	Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	2018-R2-CX-0018	$150,000	Closed
2022	Expanding and validating microbiome database for estimating the postmortem interval	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	15PNIJ-22-GG-04402-MUMU	$834,503	Open
2015	Improving the Timeliness and Accuracy of Forensic Firearms Examinations at the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	County of Cumberland	NC	2015-CD-BX-0074	$175,000	Closed
2015	FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	David Rahnisky	MI	2015-CD-BX-0078	$77,063	Closed
2008	Forensic Justice Center: FY2008 Byrne Memorial Congressionally Mandated Award	NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	East Central University	OK	2008-DD-BX-K302	$335,381	Closed
2003	Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training - School Safety	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-DT-CX-K001	$49,899	Closed
1999	Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training	DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-LT-VX-K002	$288,417	Closed
1999	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-DT-CX-K001	$230,424	Closed
1999	Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training	DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-LT-VX-K002	$450,000	Closed
1999	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-DT-CX-K001	$177,464	Closed
1999	Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training	DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-LT-VX-K002	$46,742	Closed
1999	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	1999-DT-CX-K001	$124,619	Closed
2004	Streamlining Physical Evidence Collection and Forensic Analysis.	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	2004-LP-CX-K048	$1,241,875	Closed
2009	Development and delivery of a series of seven self-paced, interactive (with simulated exercises) online crime scene investigation training modules.	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	Forensic Training Network, LLC	CA	2009-DN-BX-K176	$121,625	Closed
2011	Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes with Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2011-DN-BX-K552	$396,780	Closed
2017	A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	INNOGENOMICS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.	LA	2017-NE-BX-0007	$350,656	Closed
2009	IDFSC Digital Evidence Collection Training, Proficiency Test and Certificate Based on the NIJ Publication Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	International Data Forensic Solutions Center	NJ	2009-DN-BX-K183	$135,996	Closed
2018	Evaluation of Terrestrial and Aerial Remote Sensing with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) for Forensic Crime-Scene Reconstruction	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Kansas State University	KS	2018-R2-CX-0031	$91,416	Closed
2016	Development of a Quantifiable Confirmatory Test to Detect Fly Artifacts Contaminating Bloodstain Evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Loyola University Maryland	MD	2016-DN-BX-0181	$154,521	Closed