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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: Pattern evidence

Number of Awards: 206
Total Amount Awarded: $97,866,428

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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
2020 3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MA 2020-DQ-BX-0006 $361,656 Past Project Period End Date
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
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
2013 A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2013-DN-BX-K043 $389,321 Closed
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
2006 A Statistical Validation of the Individuality of Guns Using High Resolution Topographical Images of Bullets NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Intelligent Automation, Inc. MD 2006-DN-BX-K030 $102,798 Closed
2006 A Statistical Validation on the Individuality of Tool Marks Due to the Effect of Wear, Environment Exposure and Partial Evidence NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Intelligent Automation, Inc. MD 2006-DN-BX-K029 $149,477 Closed
2013 A Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence Michigan State University MI 2013-R2-CX-0015 $249,957 Closed
2013 ACEware Latent Fingerprint Identification Research and Software Development. NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Noblis, Inc. VA 2013-R2-CX-K011 $499,942 Closed
2010 Acquisition of Fingerprint Topology using Columnar Thin Films NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence The Pennsylvania State University PA 2010-DN-BX-K232 $470,216 Closed
2005 Adding human expertise to the quantitative analysis of fingerprints Friction Ridge Analysis Research Indiana University IN 2005-MU-BX-K076 $431,255 Closed
2016 Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY VA 2016-DN-BX-0147 $449,437 Closed
2007 Analysis of Footwear Impression Evidence NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of Univ at Buffalo NY 2007-DN-BX-K135 $350,172 Closed
2005 Analysis of Level III Characteristics at High Resolutions Friction Ridge Analysis Research International Biometric Group, LLC NY 2005-MU-MU-K063 $461,495 Closed
2009 Application of Machine Learning to Toolmarks: Statistically Based Methods for Impression Pattern Comparisons NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College NY 2009-DN-BX-K041 $704,189 Closed
2009 Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Western Oregon University OR 2009-DN-BX-K228 $685,754 Closed
2012 Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Firearm Identification using GelSight NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC MA 2012-DN-BX-K058 $200,000 Closed
2013 Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Imaging and Analysis of Striated and Impressed Tool Marks for Firearm Identification using GelSight NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC MA 2013-R2-CX-K005 $193,000 Closed
2014 Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC IL 2014-DN-BX-K012 $190,400 Closed
2015 Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Cadre Research Labs, LLC IL 2015-DN-BX-K032 $217,450 Closed
2019 Assessing Methods to Enhance and Preserve Proteinaceous Impressions from the Skin of Decedents during the Early Stages of Decomposition while Examining Environmental Variations across Seasons Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 MADONNA UNIVERSITY MI 2019-R2-CX-0070 $253,010 Past Project Period End Date
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
2019 Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2019-MU-MU-0096 $380,405 Closed
2007 Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set NIJ FY 07 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals Michigan State University MI 2007-RG-CX-K183 $260,038 Closed