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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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**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
                                                  Status2000
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2000-RC-CX-K001
                                                                                        $8,500,000
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $7,455,832
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2010
                                                                                        FY2010 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K210
                                                                                        $6,199,989
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuations Solicitation
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2007-MU-BX-K008
                                                                                        $6,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FY2008 Forensic Technologies Center of Excellence
                                                                                        NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-MU-MU-K003
                                                                                        $6,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0079
                                                                                        $5,728,286
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY19 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $5,500,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2003
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003
                                                                                        National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act
                                                                                        State of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-K110
                                                                                        $5,482,020
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2001
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        Department of Maryland State Police
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2002-DN-BX-K014
                                                                                        $5,048,669
                                                                                        Closed2002
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2001
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
                                                                                        State of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2002-DN-BX-K021
                                                                                        $5,039,535
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $5,000,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2009
                                                                                        A Highly Advanced State-of-the-art DNA Laboratory
                                                                                        NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K111
                                                                                        $5,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-MUR-6019
                                                                                        $4,874,000
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K461
                                                                                        $4,834,486
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,700,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2006
                                                                                        Marshall University Forensic Science Center and Forensic Resource Network Initiatives to Improve Forensic Crime Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K020
                                                                                        $4,692,525
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Forensic Science Center DNA Laboratory
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-IJ-CX-K015
                                                                                        $4,575,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Governor-mandated Post-Conviction DNA Testing of Biological Evidence in Case Files
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K128
                                                                                        $4,520,295
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        MUFSC and FRN Initiatives to Improve Forensic Crime Labs
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K020
                                                                                        $4,520,121
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,288,461
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2005
                                                                                        Nationwide
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2003-RC-CX-K001
                                                                                        $4,286,573
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Marshall University Forensic Science Center: A National Resource for State and Local Forensic Crime Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K219
                                                                                        $4,248,155
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - California Department of Justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        California Department of Justice
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K466
                                                                                        $4,128,334
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Advanced Law Enforcement Response Technology Systems
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        WVHTC Foundation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2006-MU-MU-K006
                                                                                        $3,949,280
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003
                                                                                        National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-K109
                                                                                        $3,939,332
                                                                                        Closed
  
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