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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:** 2,710**Total Amount Awarded:** $1,019,126,490
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2020
                                                                                        Development of an Open Source Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Search Software and Library Building Tool for the Analysis of Complex Drug Mixtures
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0012
                                                                                        $198,290
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0017
                                                                                        $290,353
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Sex-Based Targeted Recovery of Cells in a Heterogeneous Mixture: Separating Male and Female Like Cells
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0019
                                                                                        $153,333
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the BiomekÂ® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0002
                                                                                        $250,636
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0001
                                                                                        $250,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0002
                                                                                        $372,438
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Probabilistic Genotyping for Microhaplotypes
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0023
                                                                                        $192,764
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0001
                                                                                        $611,226
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validation of a high resolution melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0003
                                                                                        $399,699
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing Technology for Routine Forensic Casework
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NEW YORK, CITY OF
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0166
                                                                                        $390,646
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, 2015-DN-BX-0065
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        PUBLIC SAFETY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-4065
                                                                                        $196,262
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - 2016-DN-BX-0125
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        PUBLIC SAFETY, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-4125
                                                                                        $199,919
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        STATE POLICE, MARYLAND
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0165
                                                                                        $299,234
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        City of Miami Police FY 2017 SAFE-ITR Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        City of Miami
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0013
                                                                                        $264,263
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision FY 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project.
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        New York State Department of Corrections and Community Super
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0012
                                                                                        $483,666
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Pasco Sheriff's Evidence Tracking Automation
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        Pasco County Sheriff''s Office
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0008
                                                                                        $238,608
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        SAFE Evidence Tracker
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        City of Lake Mary
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0011
                                                                                        $6,130
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Sexual Assault and Forensic Evidence Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        HIGHLANDS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2017-AK-BX-0010
                                                                                        $58,771
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
                                                                                        Iowa Department of Justice
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2017-MU-BX-0133
                                                                                        $796,985
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        A New Approach to Utilizing Evidence from Sexual Assault Kits in Texas: Benefits and Costs of a Universal Testing Statute
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation in Support of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
                                                                                        Police Foundation
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2016-IJ-CX-0019
                                                                                        $235,794
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Maryland Department of State Police
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K006
                                                                                        $319,850
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) FY17
                                                                                        Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K110
                                                                                        $4,999,804
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Montana Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Program
                                                                                        Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting
                                                                                        Montana Department of Justice
                                                                                        MT
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K013
                                                                                        $284,500
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