The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part One)
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Forensic Research and Development Program
Just Science Podcast: Just Digital Forensics Program Development and Outlook
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Conference Proceedings: 2022 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
May 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System Through NIJ-funded Programs: 2018 Medicolegal Death Investigation Stakeholders’ Meeting
Date Published
September 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
2016 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Announces $4.5M in New Funding for the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
In January 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $4.5 million for two new awards under its Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) program. The FTCOE program serves as the bridge between NIJ’s investments in research and development and forensic science laboratories, particularly at the state and local levels, by helping to transition products from those investments into operational use. In...
NIST Footwear Impression Comparison System
Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Presentation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification
15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$632,138
FIU - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
15PNIJ-21-GK-02191-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$300,000
Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021
15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$4,200,000
2021 Forensic Science Research Federal Stakeholders Public Meeting
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
The Impact of NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Investigation of a novel approach to forensic analysis using neutron imaging techniques
2008-IJ-R-134-1
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$499,261
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$492,500
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$625,000
Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
2013-DNR-5042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$344,000
Interagency Collaboration to Support Forensic Science Research
2014-DNR-4918
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$1,000,000
Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
Closing Date
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous basic or applied research and development projects. An NIJ forensic science research and development grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project 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 material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have the potential for forensic...
GIS Application for Building a Nationally Representative Forensic Taphonomy Database
2020-DQ-BX-0025
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$457,536
Forensic tool to identify fall characteristics in infant skull fracture
2020-75-CX-0014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$557,607
Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics
2020-MU-MU-0016
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$731,306
Body mass estimation using bone micro- and macro-structure: a practical approach using CT imaging and computer analysis
2020-R2-CX-0048
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$683,542
Determining Fracture Timing from Histological Characteristics of Cortical Bone
2020-75-CX-0015
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$462,240
Potential Postmortem Microbial Biomarkers of Infant Death Investigation
2020-75-CX-0012
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$530,242
Linking Internal Organ Microbiome and Metabolome Composition to Cause of Death in Medicolegal Investigations
2017-MU-MU-4042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$393,503