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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:** 52**Total Amount Awarded:** $19,931,808
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Expanding and validating microbiome database for estimating the postmortem interval
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04402-MUMU
                                                                                        $834,503
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO
                                                                                        $1,087,985
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO
                                                                                        $139,905
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0027
                                                                                        $286,468
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0025
                                                                                        $808,296
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Nanobiosensor Arrays for On-Site Multiplexed Detection of Protein Markers to Identify Forensically Relevant Body Fluids
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0006
                                                                                        $600,544
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0226
                                                                                        $171,041
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Estimating the Postmortem Interval at Longer Timescales Using Bone
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0018
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of Terrestrial and Aerial Remote Sensing with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) for Forensic Crime-Scene Reconstruction
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Kansas State University
                                                                                        KS
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0031
                                                                                        $91,416
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Multi-spectral Tunable Detection (MultiTuDe) Lens for Rapid In-situ Forensic Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0042
                                                                                        $271,226
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        A highly sensitive magnetic nanoparticle based method for reliable and efficient screening of forensic evidence samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        INNOGENOMICS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
                                                                                        LA
                                                                                        2017-NE-BX-0007
                                                                                        $350,656
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Analyzing the Impact of Virtual Reality and 3D Capture Technology on Crime Scene Investigation
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
                                                                                        The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2016-IJ-CX-0017
                                                                                        $265,103
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Development of a Quantifiable Confirmatory Test to Detect Fly Artifacts Contaminating Bloodstain Evidence
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Loyola University Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0181
                                                                                        $154,521
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Implications of Three-Dimensional Laser Scanned Images for the Criminal Justice System
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0177
                                                                                        $160,300
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0196
                                                                                        $637,735
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Crime Lab Accreditation and Certification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Culver City
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $17,245
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of a novel human materials hyperspectral remote sensing tool for forensic investigations and operations for U.S. law enforcement
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Miami University
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $547,722
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Evaluating the Skin Microbiome ad Trace Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-K411
                                                                                        $637,942
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept
                                                                                        MO
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0016
                                                                                        $150,900
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY15 State of Maine Coverdell
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Maine
                                                                                        ME
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0026
                                                                                        $63,705
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        David Rahnisky
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0078
                                                                                        $77,063
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        St  Lucie County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0028
                                                                                        $118,357
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Improving the Timeliness and Accuracy of Forensic Firearms Examinations at the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        County of Cumberland
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0074
                                                                                        $175,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Microbial Clocks for Estimating the Postmortem Interval of Human Remains at Three Anthropological Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of Colorado
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K016
                                                                                        $863,485
                                                                                        Closed
  
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