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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
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                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS
                                                                                        $78,656
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Development of a novel human materials hyperspectral remote sensing tool for forensic investigations and operations for U.S. law enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Miami University
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $547,722
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Recovery and Interpretation of Burned Human Remains
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Mercyhurst College
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K131
                                                                                        $399,240
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Enhancing Scene Processing Protocols to Improve Victim Identification and Field Detection of Human Remains at Mass Fatality Scenes
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Mercyhurst College
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K133
                                                                                        $282,540
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        A Radiographic Database for Estimating Biological Parameters in Modern Subadults
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Mercyhurst College
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K152
                                                                                        $293,924
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Determining Fracture Timing from Histological Characteristics of Cortical Bone
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2020-75-CX-0015
                                                                                        $462,240
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2010
                                                                                        Replication of Know Dental Characteristics in Porcine Skin: Emerging Technologies for the Imaging Specialist
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
                                                                                        Marquette University
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K176
                                                                                        $715,347
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0146
                                                                                        $377,535
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Proposal to Provide Essential Forensic Anthropology Services for All Agencies in Washington State
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        King County
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0094
                                                                                        $66,531
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        A Comprehensive Test of the Methods and Models Used to Assign Geographic Origin to Human Skeletal Remains With Stable Isotope Data
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IsoForensics, Inc.
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0157
                                                                                        $268,648
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S.Forensic Practice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Idaho State University
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $510,409
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Novel Computer-Assisted Identification Method Using Radiograph Comparison
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K194
                                                                                        $366,561
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Forensic Anthropology Fellowship Training Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $74,147
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Improvement of Forensic Dental Identification Services in the Office of the Medical Examiner, Greenville, SC
                                                                                        PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004
                                                                                        Greenville County Medical Examiner
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0208
                                                                                        $35,233
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        MODELING SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF THE PUBIC SYMPHYSIS: Quantitative Methods and Computational Tools for the Objective Estimation of Age-at-Death for Modern Populations
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Florida State University
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K010
                                                                                        $610,111
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Positive identification using frontal sinus comparisons: Developing empirically-based guidelines
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2020-75-CX-0013
                                                                                        $357,871
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2023
                                                                                        Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO
                                                                                        $495,637
                                                                                        Open2008
                                                                                        HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences
                                                                                        County of Hrris, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-NI-CX-0004
                                                                                        $5,120
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Independent Validation Test of Microscopic Analysis of Saw Marks in Bone
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        County of Hrris, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K235
                                                                                        $26,409
                                                                                        Closed
  
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