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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
                                                  RecipientSort descending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2010
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) - FY 10 Continuation Funding
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2007-IJ-CX-K023
                                                                                        $2,200,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        FY09 NamUs Continuation Funding
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2007-IJ-CX-K023
                                                                                        $1,677,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FY2008 NamUs Project
                                                                                        NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2007-IJ-CX-K023
                                                                                        $1,780,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2008
                                                                                        The NIJ-NC State Professional Training Podcast:  Investigation Protocols for Death in Natural Environments
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        NC State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K213
                                                                                        $464,078
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        A Dental Anthropological Databank for Use in the Statistical Estimation of Ancestry and Sex in Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0143
                                                                                        $422,514
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Quantifying the Impact of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors to Improve Juvenile Age Estimation
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $561,528
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Subadult Ancestry Estimation Using Craniometrics, Macromorphoscopics, Odontometrics, and Dental Morphology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0039
                                                                                        $785,847
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Testing the Validity of Radiographic Comparisons inPositive Identifications
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K214
                                                                                        $284,763
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        A Multi-Modal Method for Determining the Postmortem Interval in Juvenile Remains and Assessing Skeletal Health
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K049
                                                                                        $270,877
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K205
                                                                                        $1,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        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 Date2023
                                                                                        Quantitative Assessment of Fracture Characteristics in Blunt Force Skeletal Trauma for Forensic Interpretations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04219-SLFO
                                                                                        $818,054
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Adult Age Estimated From New Skeletal Traits And Enhanced Computer-Based Transition Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K007
                                                                                        $501,047
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Mid-Atlantic/Mid-Appalachian Training on Innovations in Forensic Science Through the Radford University Forensic Science Institute
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Radford University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K200
                                                                                        $484,092
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Citrate Content of Bone:  A Potential Measure of Post Mortem Interval
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Research Foundation for SUNY at The College at Brockport
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K031
                                                                                        $208,491
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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 Date2006
                                                                                        A Test of the Lamendin Age Estimation Method
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications
                                                                                        Research Foundation on behalf of SUNY College at Oswego
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K035
                                                                                        $6,915
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS
                                                                                        $556,300
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Validation Study of the Utility of Using Total Body Score and Accumulated Degree Days to Determine the Post-Mortem Interval of Human Remains from Three Human Decomposition Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $495,853
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Human decomposition: A mosaic model for community succession and implications for future forensic research
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K023
                                                                                        $304,961
                                                                                        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 Date
  
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