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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
                                                  StateSort descending
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2018
                                                                                        Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MIT Lincoln Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-1
                                                                                        $649,938
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0219
                                                                                        $469,083
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
                                                                                        $292,300
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
                                                                                        $392,300
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1
                                                                                        $207,700
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-3
                                                                                        $550,615
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-1
                                                                                        $367,863
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Development of NGS (next generation sequencing) nomenclature framework
                                                                                        Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6150
                                                                                        $748,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-R2R-4843
                                                                                        $256,079
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-MUR-6019
                                                                                        $4,874,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        NIJ and FBI Laboratory Partnership to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-MUR-6019
                                                                                        $1,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $344,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $625,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $492,500
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008
                                                                                        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2008-DNR-122
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007
                                                                                        Ames Laboratory (DOE)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2008-DN-R-038
                                                                                        $685,000
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Forensic STR Sequencing Nomenclature Resource
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0004
                                                                                        $541,034
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        Global mtDNA Databasing Project
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005-DN-R-086-1
                                                                                        $1,891,390
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Global mtDNA Databasing Project
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005-DN-R-086-1
                                                                                        $180,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Global mtDNA Databasing Project
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005-DN-R-086-1
                                                                                        $350,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Global mtDNA Databasing Project
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005-DN-R-086-1
                                                                                        $2,572,553
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008
                                                                                        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2008-DN-R-122
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program--Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Alaska Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        AK
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K023
                                                                                        $387,500
                                                                                        Closed
  
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