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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:** 1,088**Total Amount Awarded:** $250,671,899
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort ascending
                                                  Status2010
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        STONEY FORENSIC, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0030
                                                                                        $951,264
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        College of Microscopy Forensic Microscopy Training Delivery Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Hooke College of Applied Sciences
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K237
                                                                                        $911,774
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NOBLIS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU
                                                                                        $872,282
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Analysis of Small Particles Adhering to the Edges of Duct Tape as a Means to Make Associations in a Way that is Independent of Manufactured Characteristics
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        STONEY FORENSIC, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-MU-CX-0018
                                                                                        $871,366
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Security Crystals: NIR-To-NIR Upconverting Nanoparticles for Fingerprint Identification and DNA Extraction
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0026
                                                                                        $841,307
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) Feasibility and Guidance Study for Forensic DNA.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Battelle Memorial Institute
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K023
                                                                                        $824,995
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of Dual-Resolution 3D Imaging Device and Software Tools for Shoe and Tire Impression Evidence Collection, Visualization, and Recognition
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        PURDUE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0069
                                                                                        $823,804
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2008
                                                                                        FY2008 Forensic Training Program
                                                                                        NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-MU-MU-K212
                                                                                        $811,431
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Foundational Research into the Quantification of the Value of Forensic Evidence for Complex Evidential Forms arising from Impression and Pattern Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        South Dakota State University
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K088
                                                                                        $780,301
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        2006 Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0083
                                                                                        $779,670
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Pennsylvania's 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Pennsylvania Commission On Crime And Delinquency
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0017
                                                                                        $772,306
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        NYS FFY2006 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0065
                                                                                        $751,705
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        FY 2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program - Michigan State Police
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Michigan
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0022
                                                                                        $735,492
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Increase availability of forensic training for accredited and nonaccredited laboratories in the state.
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0103
                                                                                        $729,432
                                                                                        Closed
  
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