Forensic anthropology
MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization
15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$2,062,069
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma
15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$691,362
Enhancing Equitable Forensic Identification: An Evaluation of Pelvic Morphology for Parity Detection and Age Estimation in Unidentified Skeletal Remains
15PNIJ-24-GG-01579-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$180,000
A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains
15PNIJ-24-GG-01578-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$180,000
Use of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Investigations
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Improving Methods Using Machine Learning and Databases in Forensic Anthropology
Advances in Chemical Sorting of Commingled Remains
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$351,078
Evaluation of Target Enrichment for SNP Genotyping of Skeletal Remains
15PNIJ-23-GG-04224-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$659,287
Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases
15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$495,637
Quantitative Assessment of Fracture Characteristics in Blunt Force Skeletal Trauma for Forensic Interpretations
15PNIJ-23-GG-04219-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$818,054
Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation
15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$467,325
Ontogenetic Study of the Pelvis Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Sex and Age Estimation
15PNIJ-23-GG-01940-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$111,000
Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections
15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$78,656
NSF co-funded project - Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Taking a Legally-lnformed Approach to Method Development
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0007
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$100,000
Dental Morphology: The Informative but Lesser-Known Traits
Improve craniometric ancestry estimation with deep learning methods
15PNIJ-22-GG-04431-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$306,271
DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method
15PNIJ-22-GG-04433-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$567,920
Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA
15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$139,905
Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards
15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,087,985
Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs
15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$395,516
Forensic Fractography of Bone: A New Model for Skeletal Trauma Analysis
NIJ Awards Over $14M to Support Forensic Science Research and Development
On December 17, 2022, NIJ, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, announced $14.4 million in funding to support 30 forensic science research and development projects in fiscal year 2021 under its Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through its research and development (R&D) grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which...