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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
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program FY 2011 - Washington State
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington State Patrol
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0020
                                                                                        $412,430
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Washington State
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington State Patrol
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0033
                                                                                        $491,635
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        FY 2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Appplication for Washington State
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington State Patrol
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0017
                                                                                        $156,127
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        FY 2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Application for Washington State
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington State Patrol
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0029
                                                                                        $143,547
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        FY 2012 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Application for Washington State
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington State Patrol
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0064
                                                                                        $156,311
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The award is distributed among four of the stat's five medical examiners to facilitate improvement of forensic investigation capacity as approved by the state's forensic Investigations council.
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0018
                                                                                        $201,211
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Improvement of forensic science analysis capacity
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0011
                                                                                        $341,368
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        FFY 2007 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0005
                                                                                        $337,213
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0090
                                                                                        $214,453
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Development and enhancement of the professional standards of practice for the forensic analysis and death investigation.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0042
                                                                                        $240,120
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        2013 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0055
                                                                                        $170,371
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        2002 DNA Fellowhip Program
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-4051
                                                                                        $81,589
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0043
                                                                                        $404,951
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2005 Forensic Pathologist Fellowship
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-4067
                                                                                        $241,949
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement.
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0089
                                                                                        $258,099
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        2007 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0088
                                                                                        $289,509
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0044
                                                                                        $286,287
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY2005 Forensic Pathologist FellowshipsCompetitive Request for Online Medical Examiner Training
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Health
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0067
                                                                                        $241,949
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Nanoscale Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Extracellular DNA in Trace Evidence Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0186
                                                                                        $311,609
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0041
                                                                                        $469,468
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU
                                                                                        $389,621
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        U.S. Virgin Islands Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Virgin Islands Department of Justice
                                                                                        VI
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0054
                                                                                        $58,186
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Virgin Islands Department of Justice
                                                                                        VI
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0037
                                                                                        $63,517
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Virgin Islands Department of Justice
                                                                                        VI
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0008
                                                                                        $63,029
                                                                                        Closed
  
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