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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:** 1,090**Total Amount Awarded:** $261,810,156
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0002
                                                                                        $47,833
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0147
                                                                                        $449,437
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,700,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Development and Evaluation of miRNA Panels for Body Fluid Identification Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Massively Parallel Sequencing Methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0001
                                                                                        $47,186
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        DNA from Burned Bone: The application of ancient DNA methods to forensic DNA recovery
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0158
                                                                                        $657,544
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Establishing a Rank Order for Skeletal Element Sampling:  Examining Differential DNA Yield Rates Among and Between Buried Human Skeletal Elements as Compared to Surface Recovered Skeletal Elements
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0178
                                                                                        $270,616
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification.
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K001
                                                                                        $727,072
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0148
                                                                                        $91,017
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $619,325
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FlashScan3D, LLC
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0180
                                                                                        $591,262
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $702,654
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Fluvial Transport of Human Remains: Forensic Application of a HEC-RAS Model for Predicting Search Parameters for Human Remains Recovered from the Sacramento River, CA
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0159
                                                                                        $866,896
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Habitat Specialization and the Evolution of Dispersal
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of Colorado
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0194
                                                                                        $684,273
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid in the Investigation of Shooting and Other Traumatic Bodily Injury Incidents
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0165
                                                                                        $424,799
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0179
                                                                                        $327,372
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Identification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin as a novel candidate trigger for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0176
                                                                                        $546,721
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0173
                                                                                        $714,891
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0155
                                                                                        $316,473
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Investigating upper thermal limits of forensically important blow flies to improve testimony in forensic entomology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0204
                                                                                        $540,545
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0010
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Skull fracture patterns from head impact in infants
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0160
                                                                                        $590,938
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0002
                                                                                        $48,818
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Biomechanical Characterization of Video Recorded Short Distance Falls In Children
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0158
                                                                                        $599,878
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Heroin and Crime Initiative: Informing the investigation and prosecution of heroin-related overdose
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017
                                                                                        CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0168
                                                                                        $975,401
                                                                                        Closed
  
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