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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:** 52**Total Amount Awarded:** $19,931,808
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort descending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2016
                                                                                        Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0196
                                                                                        $637,735
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Increased Efficiency of Evidence Screening, Processing, and Reporting for Death Investigations and Crime Scene Processing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Benton County
                                                                                        AR
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0102
                                                                                        $53,273
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        The Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence
                                                                                        Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc.
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0094
                                                                                        $600,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Crime Lab Accreditation and Certification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Culver City
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $17,245
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Development of a Proteomic Assay for Menstrual Blood, Vaginal Fluid and Species Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K192
                                                                                        $418,824
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        DNA Evidence for Investigators
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2011-MU-BX-K572
                                                                                        $514,444
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0018
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Expanding and validating microbiome database for estimating the postmortem interval
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04402-MUMU
                                                                                        $834,503
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Improving the Timeliness and Accuracy of Forensic Firearms Examinations at the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        County of Cumberland
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0074
                                                                                        $175,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        David Rahnisky
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0078
                                                                                        $77,063
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Forensic Justice Center: FY2008 Byrne Memorial Congressionally Mandated Award
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        East Central University
                                                                                        OK
                                                                                        2008-DD-BX-K302
                                                                                        $335,381
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training - School Safety
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-DT-CX-K001
                                                                                        $49,899
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training
                                                                                        DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-LT-VX-K002
                                                                                        $288,417
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-DT-CX-K001
                                                                                        $230,424
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training
                                                                                        DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-LT-VX-K002
                                                                                        $450,000
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-DT-CX-K001
                                                                                        $177,464
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        Law Enforcement Technology Dissemination and Training
                                                                                        DNA Data Bank of Convicted Felons for Specified Crimes in Puerto Rico
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-LT-VX-K002
                                                                                        $46,742
                                                                                        Closed1999
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Eastern Kentucky University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        1999-DT-CX-K001
                                                                                        $124,619
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Streamlining Physical Evidence Collection and Forensic Analysis.
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        Florida Gulf Coast University
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2004-LP-CX-K048
                                                                                        $1,241,875
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Development and delivery of a series of seven self-paced, interactive (with simulated exercises) online crime scene investigation training modules.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Forensic Training Network, LLC
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K176
                                                                                        $121,625
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes with Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Illinois State University
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K552
                                                                                        $396,780
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        INNOGENOMICS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
                                                                                        LA
                                                                                        2017-NE-BX-0007
                                                                                        $350,656
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        IDFSC Digital Evidence Collection Training, Proficiency Test and Certificate Based on the NIJ Publication Electronic Crime Scene Investigation:  A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        International Data Forensic Solutions Center
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K183
                                                                                        $135,996
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of Terrestrial and Aerial Remote Sensing with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) for Forensic Crime-Scene Reconstruction
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Kansas State University
                                                                                        KS
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0031
                                                                                        $91,416
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Development of a Quantifiable Confirmatory Test to Detect Fly Artifacts Contaminating Bloodstain Evidence
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Loyola University Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0181
                                                                                        $154,521
                                                                                        Closed
  
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