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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
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
2016	Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality and 3D Capture Technology on Crime Scene Investigation	Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System	WI	2016-IJ-CX-0017	$265,103	Closed
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open
2012	Brass Board Forensic Crime Scene Survey Camera	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC	CA	2012-DN-BX-K046	$409,774	Closed
2009	City of New York, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Grant	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	Office of Chief Medical Examiner	NY	2009-DN-BX-K205	$1,000,000	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	Crime Scene Investigation - Intermediate Level training program	NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)	FL	2010-DN-BX-K266	$655,779	Closed
2010	Day and Night Real Time Signature Enhanced Crime Scene Survey Camera	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations	Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC	CA	2010-DN-BX-K144	$439,518	Closed
2018	Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2018-DU-BX-0226	$171,041	Closed
2019	Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-DU-BX-0027	$286,468	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
2015	Development of a novel human materials hyperspectral remote sensing tool for forensic investigations and operations for U.S. law enforcement	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Miami University	OH	2015-DN-BX-K011	$547,722	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
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
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
2015	Evaluating the Skin Microbiome ad Trace Evidence	NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications	The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego	CA	2014-R2-CX-K411	$637,942	Closed
2014	Evaluating the Skin Microbiome as Trace Evidence	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Regents of the University of Colorado	CO	2014-R2-CX-K011	$637,942	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
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
2022	Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO	$1,087,985	Open
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
2009	Forensic Science Training and Development and Delivery Program: Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Web-Based	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	The Institute of Public Service	TN	2009-DN-BX-K190	$775,226	Closed
2015	FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept	MO	2015-CD-BX-0016	$150,900	Closed