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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:** 316**Total Amount Awarded:** $140,121,818
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2020
                                                                                        Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0047
                                                                                        $519,893
                                                                                        Open2010
                                                                                        Wisconsin Cold Case Initiative - Resolving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K010
                                                                                        $506,323
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K196
                                                                                        $499,989
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $122,692
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        USB Live Acquisition and Triage Tool (US-LATT) Phase II
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery
                                                                                        WetStone Technologies, Inc.
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2010-FD-CX-K021
                                                                                        $194,916
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations:  Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0152
                                                                                        $213,735
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0032
                                                                                        $985,950
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2015
                                                                                        Responding to sexual assault on campus: A national assessment and systematic classification of the scope and challenges for investigation and adjudication
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Investigation and Adjudication of Campus Sexual Assault
                                                                                        Wellesley College
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-0009
                                                                                        $555,677
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        The Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence: An Action Research Project
                                                                                        Wayne County Prosecutor''s Office
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-0001
                                                                                        $200,000
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        2012 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Virginia State Police
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $466,900
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing - Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K154
                                                                                        $443,682
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Identifying the Missing in Virginia 2010
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K130
                                                                                        $468,640
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        SOLVING COLD CASES FROM DFS SEROLOGY CASE FILES -- 1973-1988
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K046
                                                                                        $490,960
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Cold Case Anaylsis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (CCAT-LEP)
Continuation Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        Virginia Center for Policing Innovation
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K566
                                                                                        $373,169
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Using DNA to Identify the Missing in Palm Beach County
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        Village of Royal Palm Beach
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K143
                                                                                        $40,058
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Development of forensic and investigative tools and techniques to investigate criminal use of Internet anonymizers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery
                                                                                        Vere Software
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K248
                                                                                        $179,214
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        "UTAP: A Cold Case Continuum for DNA Testing for Small Rural Agencies"
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Utah Attorney General''s Office
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K203
                                                                                        $343,760
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Fingernails as Recorders of Region-of-Origin and Travel History
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        University of Utah
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-0003
                                                                                        $35,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        National DNA Training Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K191
                                                                                        $647,802
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO
                                                                                        $395,516
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS
                                                                                        $229,454
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        Anthropological Methods for DNA Analysis of the Missing and Unidentified Children Located at the Former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $423,528
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Cloud Forensics Tool Prototyping
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Rhode Island
                                                                                        RI
                                                                                        2012-MU-CX-K002
                                                                                        $499,791
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication Continuation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Rhode Island
                                                                                        RI
                                                                                        2009-FD-CX-K215
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0003
                                                                                        $40,780
                                                                                        Closed
  
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