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 Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2020	Quantitative Evaluation of Footwear Evidence: Advancing the Footwear Impression Comparison System (FICS) towards Casework Application	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0010	$609,700	Open
2020	Interoperability of 3D Impressed Firearm Toolmarks Measurements	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0011	$497,293	Open
2019	Black Box and White Box Forensic Examiner Evaluations - Understanding the Details	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019	Federal Bureau of Investigation		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0010	$141,856	Open
2019	A Quantitative Understanding of Uniqueness and Reproducibility of Firearm Toolmark Surfaces	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0009	$458,108	Closed
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	A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistics Imaging	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2016-DNR-6257-2	$534,500	Closed
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	National Footwear Database Evaluation	FY 14 NIJ Non-solicited Applications	Federal Bureau of Investigation		2016-DNR-5470	$1,500,000	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	Development and Delivery of Knowledge-based Forensic Science Curricula	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives		2013-DNR-4876	$450,000	Closed
2011	3D Characterization and Comparison of Fracture Surfaces	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2011-DN-R-0230	$355,000	Closed
2009	Manipulative Virtual Tools for Tool Mark Characterization	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2009-DN-R-119-1	$360,000	Closed
2010	Significance of Association in Tool Mark Characterization	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2009-DN-R-119-2	$390,000	Closed
2009	Computerized System for Aiding the Expert in Evaluating the Degree of Certainty in 2D Shoeprints	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2009	U.S. Department of Defense (Israeli National Police via TSWG)		2009-DN-R-090	$366,009	Closed
2010	Universal IR Fluorescent Latent-Print Detection Method	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE)		2008-IJ-R-134-2	$440,013	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
2011	Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2011-DN-R-0230-2	$499,000	Closed
2013	Support NIST Work on Fingerprint Database	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013	National Institute of Standards and Technology		2013-IJR-4454	$900,000	Closed
2005	Latent Print Detection by MacroRaman Imaging	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005	Latent Print Detection by MacroRaman Imaging		2005-DD-R-094	$282,000	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
2004	Quantification of Tool Markings	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2004	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2004-IJ-R-088	$390,000	Closed
2016	Shooting Distance Determination: Identifying Variables Affecting Lead Density on a Target	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	2016-DN-BX-0184	$112,317	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
2009	A Proposal to develop a computer program to improve the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network	NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2009-DN-BX-K257	$1,398,930	Closed
2009	Error Rates for Latent Fingerprinting as a Function ofVisual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2009-DN-BX-K225	$866,674	Closed