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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:** 146**Total Amount Awarded:** $96,717,206
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort ascending
                                                  Status2013
                                                                                        Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Lincoln Memorial University
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K038
                                                                                        $207,624
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Knife and Saw Tool mark Analysis in Bone: Research Designed for the Examination and Interpretation of Criminal Mutilation and Dismemberment
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications
                                                                                        Mercyhurst College
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K016
                                                                                        $201,853
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Geometric Morphometric Tools for the Classification of Human Skulls
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K078
                                                                                        $199,635
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Species and age determination of blow fly pupae based upon headspace analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $197,491
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Postmortem Interval Determination: A Metabolomics / Lipidomics Approach
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Lincoln Memorial University
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K010
                                                                                        $193,079
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        OSTEOID, A New Forensic Tool: Developing a Practical Online Resource for Species Identification of Skeletal Remains
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0229
                                                                                        $185,453
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K182
                                                                                        $171,215
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0050
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0052
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Skeletal Blast Trauma: determining the effect of known and experimental blast events on trauma patterns, fracture behavior, and blast scene recovery approaches
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0041
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        An examination of musculoskeletal markers in modern populations for forensic analysis and identification purposes
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0042
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Finding the Missing and Unidentified: The Application of Predictive Modeling, Ground-Penetrating Radar, and Small Unmanned Aircraft-Mounted Infrared Imagery for the Detection of Unmarked Graves
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0043
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        Measuring atomic bomb-derived 14C levels in human remains to determine the Year of Birth and/or Year of Death
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications
                                                                                        Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K013
                                                                                        $147,391
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO
                                                                                        $139,905
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        A Virtual Anthropological Approach to the Study of Commingled Human Remains
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0025
                                                                                        $138,704
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Bone Mineral Density and Adult Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of South Florida Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0197
                                                                                        $130,242
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        An Interactive Morphological Database for Estimating Sex in Modern Adults
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Mercyhurst University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K014
                                                                                        $126,871
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Estimation of Age at Death using Cortical Bone Histomorphometry
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K035
                                                                                        $114,263
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Harris County, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K003
                                                                                        $114,106
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Improving Facial Reproduction Using Empericial Modeling
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K183
                                                                                        $107,099
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0047
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Developing Subadult Sex Estimation Standards Using Adult Morphological Sex Traits and an Ontogenetic Approach
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0024
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        A Multi-Methodological Approach to Estimating Ancestry and Sex in Asian Groups for Forensic Casework
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0020
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        NSF co-funded project - Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Taking a Legally-lnformed Approach to Method Development
                                                                                        National Science Foundation Law and Science Funding Opportunity
                                                                                        National Science Foundation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0007
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0148
                                                                                        $91,017
                                                                                        Closed
  
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