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NIJ Funding: Supporting Emerging Scientists, Building Our Future

Date Published

January 3, 2016

One influential scientist reflects on the pivotal role that NIJ funding has played during his prolific career in forensic science.

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 2: June 8, 1998 Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel Oak Brook, Illinois

Date Published

June 1998

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 10: Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC, July 9 - 10, 2000

Date Published

July 2000

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 8, Hotel Madison, Mount Vernon A + B Washington, DC January 16 - 17, 2000

Date Published

January 2000

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 9: Regal Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Illinois, April 9 - 10, 2000

Date Published

April 2000

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Tracking Movements With Isotopes

Date Published

December 13, 2015

NIJ-supported researchers are using oxygen and strontium isotopes to help law enforcement identify victims.

Fighting Crime With Science

Highly efficient sperm cell separation from sexual assault samples for DNA analysis using novel polymer filter technology

2015-DN-BX-K072

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$348,796

Defining a Face: What Can DNA Phenotyping Really Tell Us About An Unknown Sample?

Date Published

August 31, 2015

FY15 - Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency

2015-DN-BX-0059

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$595,727

An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.

2015-R2-CX-0023

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$37,788

Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)

2015-R2-CX-0029

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$46,008

DNA Capacity and Backlog

2015-DN-BX-0118

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$1,450,000

Enhancing Mixture Interpretation with Highly Informative STRs

2015-DN-BX-K067

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$585,415

A PLan for the State of Wisconsin to reduce DNA backlogs-Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Laboratory Bureau

2015-DN-BX-0081

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$899,637

Statewide

2015-DN-BX-0117

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$720,453

FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Onondaga County

2015-DN-BX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$190,222

FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - City of Austin

2015-DN-BX-0065

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$196,262

Development of PCR-Free DNA Typing Strategies via Real-Time High Throughput Sequencing

2015-DN-BX-K068

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$719,633

A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics

2015-DN-BX-K030

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$564,735

FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

2015-DN-BX-0112

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$598,279

FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program-Tarrant County Medical Examiner

2015-DN-BX-0058

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$347,774

DNA Capacity Enhancement

2015-DN-BX-0072

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$1,172,752

Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (DVI)

2015-DN-BX-K066

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$724,799

Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test

2015-IJ-CX-K014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$639,450