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: 206
Total Amount Awarded: $97,866,428

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2008	HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation	NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences	County of Hrris, Texas	TX	2008-NI-CX-0004	$5,120	Closed
2000	Computer Assisted System for Reassembly	Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime	MN Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension	MN	2000-RB-CX-0001	$16,400	Closed
2009	REPEATABILITY AND UNIQUENESS OF STRIATIONS/IMPRESSIONS IN FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS FIRED IN 10 CONSECUTIVELY MANUFACTURED SLIDES	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Miami Dade County	FL	2009-DN-BX-K230	$17,127	Closed
2006	Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007	Michigan State University	MI	2007-DN-BX-0005	$20,000	Closed
2005	Reduce Latent Print Examination Backlog and Provide Training	Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement	City of Chandler	AZ	2005-DN-BX-0112	$22,306	Closed
2010	Miami-Dade Repeatability and Uniqueness of Striations/Impressions in Bullets Fired in 10 Consecutively Manufactured Glock EBIS Barrels	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Miami Dade County	FL	2010-DN-BX-K269	$23,896	Closed
2012	Development of Novel 1,2-Indanedione Fingerprint Reagents	NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	PA	2012-IJ-CX-0019	$25,000	Closed
2005	Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005	U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Systems Management – Israeli National Police(IAA)		2005-IJ-R-051-3	$25,000	Closed
2016	Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	University of Louisville Research Foundation	KY	2016-R2-CX-0006	$32,000	Closed
2010	Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint/Tireprint Impressions	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	County of Ventura	CA	2010-DN-BX-K038	$32,696	Closed
2015	Development and Properties of Kernel-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	South Dakota State University	SD	2015-R2-CX-0028	$33,513	Closed
2015	Forensic Investigation of Bloodstains Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: species differentiation, kinetic changes, donor age, and potential false positives	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany	NY	2015-R2-CX-0021	$49,795	Closed
2016	New concept for fingerprint analysis: bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany	NY	2016-DN-BX-0009	$49,862	Closed
2015	RECOVERY OF DEFACED SERIAL NUMBERS USING INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Idaho State University	ID	2015-R2-CX-0017	$50,000	Closed
2015	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2016	Deep Multi-Factor Forensic Face Recognition	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Northeastern University	MA	2016-R2-CX-0013	$50,000	Closed
2017	Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2007	Electronic Fingerprint Development Device "Fuma-Room"	NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques and Technologies: Invited Full Proposals	Mountain State University Inc.	WV	2007-DN-BX-K242	$61,152	Closed
2015	Impression Evidence Backlog Reduction	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Idaho State Police	ID	2015-CD-BX-0043	$63,705	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
2015	Assessing the Quality of 3-Dimensional Imaging on the BrassTrax HD3D System and Validating an In-Silico Solution to Confirm NIBIN Hits	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	City and County of Denver - Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K034	$79,150	Closed
2014	Mapping Transnational Gang Activity	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of San Diego	CA	2012-R2-CX-0028	$79,982	Closed
2006	Breakable cartridge cyanocrylate fingerprinte development system/3 port sublimation chamber	NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Mountain State University	WV	2006-DN-BX-K037	$82,820	Closed
2010	Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm-Related Detainee Population	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Harris County	TX	2010-DN-BX-K222	$88,837	Closed
2007	Crime Displacement and HUD''s HOPE VI Initiative	NIJ FY 07 ORE Crime & Justice Research	The Urban Institute	DC	2007-IJ-CX-0020	$90,298	Closed