With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for basic or applied research and development projects that will: (1) increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice or (2) lead to the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods that have the potential for forensic application. The intent of this program is to direct the findings of basic scientific research, research and development in broader scientific fields applicable to forensic science, and ongoing forensic science research toward the development of highly discriminating, accurate, reliable, cost-effective, and rapid methods for the identification, analysis, and interpretation of physical evidence for criminal justice purposes.
Awards
Number of Awards: 52
Total Amount Awarded: $25,703,240
A Confirmatory Test for Sperm in Sexual Assault Samples using a Microfluidic-Integrated Cell Phone Imaging System
A Dental Anthropological Databank for Use in the Statistical Estimation of Ancestry and Sex in Forensic Anthropology
A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples
A Low-Cost Isothermal Amplification Microdevice for Rapid Colorimetric Detection Applied to Body Fluid Identification and Y-screening
Application of Raman and Infrared Microscopy for the Forensic Examination of Automotive Clear Coats and Paint Smears
Assessing automated image analysis and stable isotope signatures for small arms propellant differentiation and brand identification
Bioinformatic Analaysis of Big Proteomic Data: A New Forensic Tool to Identify Menstrual Blood & Body Fluid Mixtures
Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls In Children
Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS-derived Dark Matter for the Identification of New Psychoactive Substances
Combined Extraction Method for Mitochondrial DNA and Proteins from Hair for Human Identification
Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications
Coupling Raman Spectroscopy with Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site, High-Throughput Evidence Confirmation on a Single Instrumental Platform
Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice
Developing SPLiT-Seq: A Massively Parallel Sequencing Method to Remove PCR Artifacts for Forensic STR Genotyping
Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence
Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods
Development of a Mitochondrial Mixture Database and Interpretation Tool
Development of Matrix Matched Quality Control Materials and Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of Marijuana Infused Products and their Application to Edible Testing
Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices
Differentiating Monozygotic Twins with DNA Methylation Technology
Efficient sequencing and analysis of degraded and trace DNA samples using a novel targeted ligation-free method
Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene
Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires
Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
Implementation of epigenetics into forensic science: Development of a PCR based multiplex for the simultaneous analysis of age and body fluid identification
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