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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:** 1,090**Total Amount Awarded:** $261,810,156
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort ascending
                                                  Status2004
                                                                                        Institute for Forensic Science: Academic and Educational Programs Development in Forensic Science at Texas Tech
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2003-IJ-CX-K016
                                                                                        $989,477
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Forensic Pathology Fellowship Recruitment and Training Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K200
                                                                                        $981,178
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Heroin and Crime Initiative: Informing the investigation and prosecution of heroin-related overdose
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017
                                                                                        CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0168
                                                                                        $975,401
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0041
                                                                                        $955,336
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        FY10 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0015
                                                                                        $952,434
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Institute
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K174
                                                                                        $941,196
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        2015 California Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governor's Office of Emergency Services
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0036
                                                                                        $916,081
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Utility of Postmortem X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) in Supplanting or Supplementing Medicolegal Autopsies
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K205
                                                                                        $895,832
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Communities Associated with Corpse Decomposition Using Next Generation Sequencing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Regents of the University of Colorado
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K533
                                                                                        $894,629
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0001
                                                                                        $889,943
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        2008 Coverdell Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0019
                                                                                        $887,374
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Fluvial Transport of Human Remains: Forensic Application of a HEC-RAS Model for Predicting Search Parameters for Human Remains Recovered from the Sacramento River, CA
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0159
                                                                                        $866,896
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2015
                                                                                        Microbial Clocks for Estimating the Postmortem Interval of Human Remains at Three Anthropological Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of Colorado
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K016
                                                                                        $863,485
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        2012 California Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governor's Office of Emergency Services
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0043
                                                                                        $862,611
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 California Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governor's Office of Emergency Services
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0009
                                                                                        $858,467
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Ohio's FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0046
                                                                                        $851,531
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Utilization of microbial structure and function in investigations of criminal justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Mississippi State University
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K008
                                                                                        $843,376
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0017
                                                                                        $826,483
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0025
                                                                                        $808,296
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2013
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $800,000
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        The broad purpose of the Forensic Science Training Program (FSTP) is to contribute to the national effort to elevate standards of practice in the forensic sciences field.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K570
                                                                                        $796,867
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        2013 California Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governor's Office of Emergency Services
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0044
                                                                                        $791,752
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Illinois' Statewide Crime Lab Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0003
                                                                                        $791,358
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Optimizing the Analysis of DNA From Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0044
                                                                                        $783,744
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0040
                                                                                        $782,183
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date
  
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