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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: Wrongful convictions

Number of Awards: 59
Total Amount Awarded: $44,756,615

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2009 The Connecticut Post Conviction DNA testing program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program STATE OF CONNECTICUT CT 2009-DY-BX-K243 $1,486,134 Closed
2009 US DOJ Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program New Mexico Department of Public Safety NM 2009-DY-BX-K246 $924,648 Closed
2009 Wisconsin Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program NIJ FY 09 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance WI 2009-DN-BX-K244 $647,286 Closed
2008 2008 Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Texas Office of the Governor TX 2008-DN-BX-K169 $500,000 Closed
2008 Arizona Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Project NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Arizona Criminal Justice Commission AZ 2008-DN-BX-K145 $1,386,699 Closed
2008 Governor-mandated Post-Conviction DNA Testing of Biological Evidence in Case Files NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K128 $4,520,295 Closed
2008 Kentucky Innocence Project NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet KY 2008-DN-BX-K184 $1,164,441 Closed
2008 Post-Conviction DNA Testing NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Washington Department of Commerce WA 2008-DN-BX-K127 $250,306 Closed
2007 Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public Policy NIJ FY 07 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence Augsburg College MN 2007-IJ-CX-0046 $236,577 Closed