Opportunity ID
NIJ-2009-2229
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2009
Closing Date
Posting Date
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Description
NIJ seeks qualified applicants to conduct research to improve the understanding of the accuracy, reliability, and measurement validity in the forensic science disciplines within the context of their criminal justice applications. Through this solicitation, NIJ seeks qualified applicants to conduct validation studies and research to improve the scientific foundation of individual disciplines across the following categories. - Firearms and toolmark identification. - Questioned documents. - Trace evidence, with emphasis on microscopic examination techniques. - Fire debris analysis and arson scene investigations. - Latent print and other pattern/impression evidence. - Blood pattern analysis. - Digital evidence
Awards
Number of Awards: 16
Total Amount Awarded: $7,998,222
Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies
2009-DN-BX-K228
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$685,754
Development of Synthetically Generated LEA Signatures to Generalize Probability of False Positive Identification Estimates
2009-DN-BX-K236
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$450,969
Error Rates for Latent Fingerprinting as a Function ofVisual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty
2009-DN-BX-K225
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$866,674
Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency: Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail Quality and the Foundation for a Standard
2009-DN-BX-K229
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$854,907
Experimental Study of the Validity and Reliability of Digital Forensics Tools
2009-DN-BX-K237
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$382,000
Face Annotation at the Macro-scale and the Micro-scale: Tools, Techniques, and Applications in Forensic Identification
2009-DN-BX-K231
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$760,256
FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF IGNITABLE LIQUID FUEL FIRES IN BUILDINGS
2009-DN-BX-K232
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$392,491
Fundamental Research to Improve the Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Validity of Using the ENF Criterion for the Forensic Authentication of Digital Recordings
2009-DN-BX-K233
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$864,638
Manipulative Virtual Tools for Tool Mark Characterization
2009-DN-R-119-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$360,000
Microscopic Analysis of Sharp Force Trauma in Bone and Cartilage
2009-DN-BX-K238
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$45,078
Quantified Assessment of AFIS Contextual Information on Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Conclusions
2009-DN-BX-K224
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$348,770
Quantifying the Effects of Database Size and Sample Quality on Measures of Individualization Validity and Accuracy in Forensics
2009-DN-BX-K234
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$974,981
REPEATABILITY AND UNIQUENESS OF STRIATIONS/IMPRESSIONS IN FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS FIRED IN 10 CONSECUTIVELY MANUFACTURED SLIDES
2009-DN-BX-K230
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$17,127
Statistical Assessment of the Probability of Correct identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Analysis
2009-DN-BX-K227
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$415,992
Statistical Evaluation of Torn Duct Tape
2009-DN-BX-K235
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$154,300
The information content of friction ridge impressions as revealed by human experts
2009-DN-BX-K226
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$424,285
Date Created: May 5, 2009