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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:** 316**Total Amount Awarded:** $140,121,818
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                                                  Original SolicitationSort ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2007
                                                                                        The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification Project: To Perform Anthropological, mtDNA and STR Analysis on Unidentified Human Remains and Family Reference Samples for Entry into CODI
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K200
                                                                                        $1,400,000
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Greensboro Police Department
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K243
                                                                                        $310,800
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Solving Minneapolis Cold Case Homicides Using DNA Analysis
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        City of Minneapolis
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K163
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Crime Scene Investigation - Intermediate Level training program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K266
                                                                                        $655,779
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        To Support a Training Initiative for Personnel in the Area of Computer Crime Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K011
                                                                                        $825,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Forensic Justice Center: FY2008 Byrne Memorial Congressionally Mandated Award
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        East Central University
                                                                                        OK
                                                                                        2008-DD-BX-K302
                                                                                        $335,381
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0047
                                                                                        $519,893
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Hate Crimes in Miami-Dade County: Improving Awareness, Service Delivery, Reporting, Investigation, and Prosecution
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research on Hate Crimes
                                                                                        FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0031
                                                                                        $499,597
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Automated Fraction Collection for the Forensic Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0003
                                                                                        $40,780
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Stop Snitching or Keep Talking? Civilian Information Provision to the Baltimore Police
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        Massachusetts Institute of Technology
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0011
                                                                                        $32,000
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0032
                                                                                        $985,950
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Evaluating and improving practices employed by U.S. forensic scientists to locate critical literature for use in investigations
                                                                                        New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        Texas A&M University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0054
                                                                                        $149,634
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,700,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations:  Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0152
                                                                                        $213,735
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of Sexual Assault Kit Backlogs and their Criminal Justice Consequences
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Data Resources Program
                                                                                        Baylor College of Medicine
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0040
                                                                                        $39,999
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Responding to sexual assault on campus: A national assessment and systematic classification of the scope and challenges for investigation and adjudication
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on the Investigation and Adjudication of Campus Sexual Assault
                                                                                        Wellesley College
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-0009
                                                                                        $555,677
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        An Evaluation of Victim Centered, Trauma Informed Interview Training for Sexual Assault Investigators using Standardized Patient Actors: A Randomized Controlled Trial
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2018-VA-CX-0003
                                                                                        $335,131
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling in Assessing the Impact of Police Signaling on Investigative and Prosecutorial Outcomes in Sexual Assault Reports
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence
                                                                                        CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2018-VA-CX-0002
                                                                                        $714,199
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Improving Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Postmortem Interval Using Microbiome Data
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0017
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        An innovative response to an intractable problem: Using village public safety officers to enhance the criminal justice response to violence committed against Indian women in Alaska's tribal community
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Evaluating the Effectiveness of State, Local, and Tribal Responses to Violence Committed Against Indian Women Living in Tribal Communities
                                                                                        University of Alaska Anchorage
                                                                                        AK
                                                                                        2013-VW-CX-0001
                                                                                        $294,317
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        State of Ohio Office of the Attorney General
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K141
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        NIJ FY07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Board of Police Commissioners
                                                                                        MO
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K017
                                                                                        $497,115
                                                                                        Closed
  
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