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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:** 206**Total Amount Awarded:** $97,866,428
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                                                  Original Solicitation
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                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2012
                                                                                        Development of Novel 1,2-Indanedione Fingerprint Reagents
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program
                                                                                        Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2012-IJ-CX-0019
                                                                                        $25,000
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Improving the PDQ database to Enhance Investigative Lead Information from Automotive Parts
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Oklahoma State University
                                                                                        OK
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K059
                                                                                        $439,842
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Sensitive site exploitation through trace chemical analysis of latent fingerprints (SETCAF)
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        George Mason University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K038
                                                                                        $517,442
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        East Carolina University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K053
                                                                                        $377,480
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K043
                                                                                        $389,321
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        A Tale of Four Cities:  Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-0015
                                                                                        $249,957
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        ACEware Latent Fingerprint Identification Research and Software Development.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Noblis, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K011
                                                                                        $499,942
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Imaging and Analysis of Striated and Impressed Tool Marks for Firearm Identification using GelSight
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K005
                                                                                        $193,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Developing DNA Friendly Fluorogenic Methods for Detecting, Enhancing and Preserving Bloody and Proteinaceous Impression Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Madonna University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K026
                                                                                        $247,377
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Development and Delivery of Knowledge-based Forensic Science Curricula
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-4876
                                                                                        $450,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K033
                                                                                        $385,496
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Infrared Thermal Imaging for Use in Restoration of Defaced Serial Numbers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Idaho State University
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K012
                                                                                        $316,004
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Quantitative Algorithm for the Digital Comparison of Torn Duct Tape
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K009
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Support NIST Work on Fingerprint Database
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-IJR-4454
                                                                                        $900,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        The Fluid Dynamics of Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces with Application to Forensic Blood-Spatter Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Georgia Tech Research Corporation
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K003
                                                                                        $299,680
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $190,400
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Body fluid analysis by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic applications
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Trustees of Boston University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K021
                                                                                        $403,397
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Developing Effective Methods for Addressing Contextual Bias in Forensic Science
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K032
                                                                                        $355,705
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Differential Sampling of Footwear to Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles from Background Noise
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Stoney Forensic, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $390,208
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FlashScan3D, LLC
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $364,830
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations:  Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science and Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K036
                                                                                        $719,015
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Foundational Research into the Quantification of the Value of Forensic Evidence for Complex Evidential Forms arising from Impression and Pattern Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        South Dakota State University
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K088
                                                                                        $780,301
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Mapping Transnational Gang Activity
                                                                                        FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        University of San Diego
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2012-R2-CX-0028
                                                                                        $79,982
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Serial Sexual Assaults: A Longitudinal Examination of Offending Patterns Using DNA Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Intimate Partner Violence
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2014-NE-BX-0006
                                                                                        $699,533
                                                                                        Closed
  
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