University of Texas

NIJ Awards $16M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 26, 2023, NIJ announced $16 million in new funding to support 33 projects under the FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

Since 2009, NIJ has invested nearly $300 million...

Meeting the Ongoing, Urgent, Unmet Needs of Uvalde Residents After the Robb Elementary School Shooting

15PNIJ-23-GG-04105-AERX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$1,000,000

Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training

April 2022

Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes.

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Economic Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

October 2022

Financial abuse is a common strategy used by those who abuse to gain power and control. The first panelist will discuss how intimate partner violence intersects with economic justice. In the second panelist's presentation, intimate partner violence shelter approaches and housing policies will be addressed. The final panelist will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on economic security and survivors’ experiences of economic hardship.

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Global mtDNA Databasing Project

2005-DN-R-086-1

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2005

$1,891,390

Global mtDNA Databasing Project

2005-DN-R-086-1

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2004

$180,000

Global mtDNA Databasing Project

2005-DN-R-086-1

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2005

$350,000

Global mtDNA Databasing Project

2005-DN-R-086-1

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2005

$2,572,553

Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing

2019-DU-BX-0027

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$286,468

Subadult Ancestry Estimation Using Craniometrics, Macromorphoscopics, Odontometrics, and Dental Morphology

2019-DU-BX-0039

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2019

$785,847

Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 2: Statistical Genetics and the Mechanisms of Probabalistic Genotyping

Event Dates

May 8, 2019, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results - Module 3: Probabilistic Genotyping Software and Output

Event Dates

May 22, 2019, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Investigation of subadult dental age-at-death estimation using transition analysis and machine learning methods

2018-DU-BX-0182

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$898,550

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

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

Trace Microbiome: Presentations from the 2018 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Event Dates

March 5, 2018, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Symposium

Registration Status

Open

Recover Me If you Can: Improving Services to Victims of Identity Theft

2016-VF-GX-K006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$749,827

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence - Agreement No. 2011-DN-BX-K564

2011-DN-BX-K564

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$3,998,826

FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program

2015-DN-BX-0057

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$507,165

NIJ FY15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

2015-DN-BX-K070

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$2,238,750

Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program

2011-MU-BX-K063

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$5,000,000

Simulation Tool to Assess Dynamic Strategies for Deployment of Police Resources

2015-R2-CX-0006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$44,094

Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program

2011-MU-BX-K063

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$3,750,000

Forensic Science Technology Center of Excellence

2011-DN-BX-K564

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$3,199,030

Next Generation DNA Technologies

Event Dates

January 1, 2010, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open