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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:** 2,574**Total Amount Awarded:** $1,347,507,130
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2022
                                                                                        Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX
                                                                                        $272,533
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $3,341,165
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2021
                                                                                        Assessment of the Added Value of New Quantitative Methodologies for the Analysis of Surface Soils in Forensic Soil Comparisons
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02711-SLFO
                                                                                        $451,621
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Comparative Evaluation of Genotyping Technologies for Investigative Genetic Genealogy in Sexual Assault Casework
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04143-MUMU
                                                                                        $437,383
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Enhanced mixture interpretation with long-read DNA sequencing
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04159-RESS
                                                                                        $484,798
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2021
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Occurrence and Associative Value of NonIdentifiable Fingermarks on Unfired Ammunition in Handguns for Evidence Supporting Proof of Criminal Possession, Use and Intent
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        STONEY FORENSIC, INC
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04192-RESS
                                                                                        $330,044
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Improved Nucleic Acid Recovery From Trace and Degraded Samples Using Affinity Purification
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04149-RESS
                                                                                        $499,518
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2021
                                                                                        Massively Parallel Mitogenome Sequencing: Building a Strong  Foundation for the Interpretation of MPS MtDNA
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0005
                                                                                        $624,692
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Pre-grouping of commingled human skeletal remains by elemental analysis
                                                                                        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-04151-SLFO
                                                                                        $240,594
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Rapid DNA Crime Scene Sample Multi-Laboratory Evaluation Project
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2021
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-21-RO-0004
                                                                                        $475,000
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02710-SLFO
                                                                                        $377,311
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay for Use in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02712-SLFO
                                                                                        $105,592
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        A Rapid, Microfluidic Transcriptomic Method for Body Fluid Identification from Forensic Samples
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0027
                                                                                        $436,934
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        An Affinity-Free, Centrifugal Microfluidic System for Rapid, Automated Differential Extraction
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0024
                                                                                        $466,886
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        An Assessment of Probabilistic Approaches to mtDNA Mixture Interpretation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0004
                                                                                        $205,963
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,288,461
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Develop non-PCR-based target enrichment reagents and methods for MPS analysis of forensic DNA
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0029
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Developmental evaluation of a combinatorial qPCR multiplex for forensic body fluid identification
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0031
                                                                                        $49,994
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Efficient and Effective SNP System for Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA Samples
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0005
                                                                                        $444,723
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Evaluation of nuclear DNA from rootless hair for forensic purposes
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0014
                                                                                        $747,384
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0023
                                                                                        $382,296
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Genetic distance to improve human identification from the skin microbiome
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0046
                                                                                        $81,058
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Inter-laboratory variation in interpretation of DNA mixtures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        NOBLIS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0049
                                                                                        $1,063,335
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Linking Internal Organ Microbiome and Metabolome Composition to Cause of Death in Medicolegal Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2017-MU-MU-4042
                                                                                        $393,503
                                                                                        Closed
  
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