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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:** 251**Total Amount Awarded:** $113,116,552
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2022
                                                                                        Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        BODE CELLMARK FORENSICS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX
                                                                                        $607,799
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Testing new methods for degraded DNA recovery and next-generation sequencing
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0218
                                                                                        $669,898
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA.
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0023
                                                                                        $39,569
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Gautier Police Department SAK Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        City of Gautier
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0132
                                                                                        $21,478
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0146
                                                                                        $377,535
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        An investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe
                                                                                        Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0023
                                                                                        $38,683
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Nevada SAFE-ITR SAK Tracking Project
                                                                                        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting
                                                                                        Nevada Office of the Attorney General
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $523,268
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0154
                                                                                        $682,474
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0023
                                                                                        $37,788
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of a Self-sustaining, Open Access Forensic STR Sequence Diversity Database
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NC State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K062
                                                                                        $945,746
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program-Erie County
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        County of Erie
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0095
                                                                                        $627,535
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY2015 Cuyahoga County Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0103
                                                                                        $307,048
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        OK
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0105
                                                                                        $569,593
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        NIJ FY15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K070
                                                                                        $2,238,750
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Pasco Sheriff's Office Cold Case Initiative: Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        Pasco County Sheriffs Office
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K466
                                                                                        $116,747
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Florida Missing and Unidentified Persons Cold Case Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K041
                                                                                        $386,537
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing:  Identifying the Missing of Minnesota
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        MN Dept. of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K039
                                                                                        $133,434
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Denver Cold Case Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City and County of Denver
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K073
                                                                                        $125,000
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Orlando
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K078
                                                                                        $81,446
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Anne Arundel County - Solving Cold Cases with DNA Review and Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Anne Arundel County, Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K071
                                                                                        $143,539
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        City of Omaha, Nebraska - Omaha Police DepartmentFY2014 NIJ Solving Cold Cases With DNAOmaha Cold Case Squad Intensive Case Review and DNA Analysis Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Ciy of Omaha, Nebraska
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K085
                                                                                        $269,846
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        City of Phoenix Police Department''s Solving Cold Cases with DNA 2014 grant program.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Phoenix Police Department
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K070
                                                                                        $269,987
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Clearwater Cold Case Team Project 2014
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Clearwater
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K086
                                                                                        $30,671
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Cobb County Cold Case Unit
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Cobb County Board of Commissioners
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K081
                                                                                        $246,814
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Cold Case Squad and DNA Analysis Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Montgomery County Ohio
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K067
                                                                                        $167,323
                                                                                        Closed
  
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