DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing for Forensic Analysis
2018-DU-BX-0179
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$634,973
Forensic biology
Body fluid analysis detection and identification by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic scientists
2018-MU-MU-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$462,091
Autosomal DNA-STR Profiling of Directly Captured Spermatozoa from Post-Coital (3-10 Days) Cervico-Vaginal Samples
2018-NE-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$600,704
Stable Isotope Analysis as a Geospatial Tool for Identification: Intra-Individual Isotopic Variability
2018-DU-BX-0217
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$570,624
Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation
2018-R2-CX-0019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$97,328
Better Forensic Markers: Microhaplotypes and Ancestry SNPs
2018-75-CX-0041
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$1,083,499
DNA Contamination, Degradation, Damage and Associated Microbiomes: A Comparative Analysis through Massive Parallel Sequencing and Capillary Electrophoresis
2018-DU-BX-0205
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$477,609
Better algorithms and chemistry for mixture interpretation
2018-DU-BX-0177
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$694,525
Ensuring standards and enhancing the field of predictive biometrics using a globally-diverse genotype-phenotype database
2018-DU-BX-0219
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$651,242
Testing new methods for degraded DNA recovery and next-generation sequencing
2018-DU-BX-0218
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$669,898
A fully continuous machine learning approach to predict the number of contributors in sequence-based DNA profiles
2018-DU-BX-0202
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$431,917
Exploration of RNA degradation in dried body fluid stains as a means of estimating the age of the samples
2018-DU-BX-0206
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$487,647
The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence
2018-DU-BX-0180
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$726,629
DNA Analysis and the Postmortem Submersion Interval from the Microbiome of Waterlogged Skeletal Remains
2018-R2-CX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$49,981
Improving Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Postmortem Interval Using Microbiome Data
2018-R2-CX-0017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$150,000
Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint
2016-DN-BX-0008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$50,000
Characterization of Personal and Condom Lubricants using DART-TOFMS and Comprehensive GC-MS
2016-DN-BX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$50,000
Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing Technology for Routine Forensic Casework
2018-DU-BX-0166
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$390,646
NIJ FY18 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)
Closing Date
Notice
In fiscal 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs previously managed by NIJ moved to the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The awards made under this solicitation now are being managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. To see the complete list of awards, visit the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The goal of NIJ's FY 2017 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction...
Linking Suspects to Crime Scenes with Particle Populations
Date Published
December 10, 2017
Two researchers with a long record of research into the forensic value of very small particle populations examined cell phones, handguns, drug packaging, and ski masks from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to determine if such particles can make phys
Sexual Assault Cases: Exploring the Importance of Non-DNA Forensic Evidence
Date Published
November 9, 2017
Investigating and prosecuting sexual assault crimes is much more complicated than simply performing DNA testing.
A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples
2017-NE-BX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$350,656
Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice
2017-IJ-CX-0030
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$951,264