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 Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2015	Orlando Police Department ForensicLaboratory Equipment Upgrade	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	City of Orlando	FL	2015-CD-BX-0033	$174,963	Closed
2015	Quantitative Tools for Examination of Microscopic Fracture Surface Topology and Degradation for Physical Match Analysis of Evidence	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2015-DN-BX-K056	$445,341	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
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
2014	Body fluid analysis by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic applications	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Boston University	MA	2014-DN-BX-K021	$403,397	Closed
2014	Developing Effective Methods for Addressing Contextual Bias in Forensic Science	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2014-DN-BX-K032	$355,705	Closed
2014	Differential Sampling of Footwear to Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles from Background Noise	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Stoney Forensic, Inc.	VA	2014-DN-BX-K011	$390,208	Closed
2014	Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FlashScan3D, LLC	TX	2014-IJ-CX-K003	$364,830	Closed
2014	Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations: Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2014-DN-BX-K036	$719,015	Closed
2014	Foundational Research into the Quantification of the Value of Forensic Evidence for Complex Evidential Forms arising from Impression and Pattern Evidence	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	South Dakota State University	SD	2014-IJ-CX-K088	$780,301	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
2014	Serial Sexual Assaults: A Longitudinal Examination of Offending Patterns Using DNA Evidence	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence	Michigan State University	MI	2014-NE-BX-0006	$699,533	Closed
2014	SSBT CoE Contactless Finger Print Technologies Assessment Version 2 (Part B)	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	VA	2014-ZD-CX-K001	$359,608	Closed
2014	Tale of Four Cities: Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence-Supplement	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Michigan State University	MI	2013-R2-CX-0015	$249,046	Closed
2014	Transfer of Bloodstains from Textile Surfaces: A Fundamental Analysis	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	North Carolina State University	NC	2014-IJ-CX-K002	$305,692	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
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
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
2013	Developing DNA Friendly Fluorogenic Methods for Detecting, Enhancing and Preserving Bloody and Proteinaceous Impression Evidence	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Madonna University	MI	2013-DN-BX-K026	$247,377	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
2013	DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2013-DN-BX-K033	$385,496	Closed
2013	Infrared Thermal Imaging for Use in Restoration of Defaced Serial Numbers	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Idaho State University	ID	2013-R2-CX-K012	$316,004	Closed
2013	Quantitative Algorithm for the Digital Comparison of Torn Duct Tape	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	CA	2013-R2-CX-K009	$150,000	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