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                            Funding & Awards
 Awards: Listing of Funded Projects
        

                          Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice. Description

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  Subtopic: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
**Number of Awards:** 2,574**Total Amount Awarded:** $1,347,507,130
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort ascending
                                                  Status2009
                                                                                        FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K069
                                                                                        $3,880,104
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        "FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Florida Department of Law Enforcement"
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K055
                                                                                        $3,802,869
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        FY 2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12  DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-0107
                                                                                        $3,787,845
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Illinois State Police
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Illinois State Police
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K498
                                                                                        $3,600,275
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K101
                                                                                        $3,460,812
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        FY 2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-0118
                                                                                        $3,404,403
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - California Department of Justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12  DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        California Department of Justice
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-0048
                                                                                        $3,393,432
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Prgram FY 2001
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        Texas Dept. of Public Safety
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2002-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $3,379,688
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003
                                                                                        National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act
                                                                                        Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-K047
                                                                                        $3,369,813
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $3,341,165
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        State of Michigan
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K518
                                                                                        $3,308,790
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramState of Texas
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K407
                                                                                        $3,304,246
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        Forensic Science Initiative 2003
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2003-RC-CX-K001
                                                                                        $3,250,125
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Texas Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12  DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-0047
                                                                                        $3,234,426
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003
                                                                                        National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act
                                                                                        Arizona Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-K020
                                                                                        $3,220,741
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0004
                                                                                        $2,996,548
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        "Marshall University Forensic Science Center and FRN Initiatives to Improve Capabilities and Capacities of Forensic Crime Labs"
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2001-RC-CX-K002
                                                                                        $2,980,500
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        Service Quality in Crime Laboratories
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2000-RC-CX-K001
                                                                                        $2,980,500
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program--Texas Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-0077
                                                                                        $2,842,596
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Michigan State Police
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12  DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        State of Michigan
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-0090
                                                                                        $2,830,324
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        The University of North Texas Center for Human Identifcation Project: Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing, FY 2010
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K206
                                                                                        $2,808,508
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program (FY2001)
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2002-DN-BX-K006
                                                                                        $2,795,086
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Georgia Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Georgia Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K414
                                                                                        $2,756,031
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        "FY2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Illinois State Police"
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement
                                                                                        Illinois State Police
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K139
                                                                                        $2,736,284
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Illinois State Police
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Illinois State Police
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-0018
                                                                                        $2,720,939
                                                                                        Closed
  
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