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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
                                                  Status2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program - Michigan State Police
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Michigan
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0033
                                                                                        $607,147
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        2006 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciece Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0041
                                                                                        $606,747
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        State of Georgia FY 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0018
                                                                                        $605,749
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Social Science Research on the Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Social Science Research & Forensic Evidence
                                                                                        Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0095
                                                                                        $600,000
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Post-Blast Explosives Attribution
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MIT Lincoln Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-2
                                                                                        $599,738
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Ohio's FY2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0029
                                                                                        $598,685
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0001
                                                                                        $595,465
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICROTRACE LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0027
                                                                                        $594,920
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0031
                                                                                        $592,315
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Human Microbiome Species and Genes for Human Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-NE-BX-K006
                                                                                        $589,701
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        DNA Forensics Using Single Molecule Technology:  From DNA Recovery and Extraction to Genotyping Degraded and Trace Evidence without PCR
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
                                                                                        KS
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K542
                                                                                        $587,597
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0042
                                                                                        $587,586
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Department of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0038
                                                                                        $581,519
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0178
                                                                                        $580,622
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY 2011 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant - North Carolina
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        North Carolina Department of Crime Control And Public Safety
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0047
                                                                                        $578,270
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FFY08 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0046
                                                                                        $572,110
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UChicago Argonne, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K030
                                                                                        $564,735
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics
                                                                                        Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        The University of Chicago
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K430
                                                                                        $564,735
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO
                                                                                        $564,733
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant (FY2005)
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Florida Department of Law Enforcement
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0073
                                                                                        $564,253
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Pennsylvania Commission On Crime And Delinquency
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0082
                                                                                        $559,385
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Transfer, Persistence and DNA Source Attribution of Trace Biological Material in Digital Penetration Assault Cases
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04147-RESS
                                                                                        $550,440
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        2013 Coverdell Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0051
                                                                                        $542,367
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Microfluidic  System for Automated Dye Molecule Extraction and Detection for Forensic Fiber Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K561
                                                                                        $537,098
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        FY11 Paul Coverdell
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        New Jersey Department of Law And Public Safety
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0040
                                                                                        $533,881
                                                                                        Closed
  
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