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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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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        Assessing Solvability Factors in Missing Person Cases: A Mixed-Method Approach
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
                                                                                        BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01941-RESS
                                                                                        $110,998
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS
                                                                                        $229,454
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Internal Affairs Complaint Investigations: A Multi-Site Comparison
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-05497-RESS
                                                                                        $907,011
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO
                                                                                        $395,516
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes
                                                                                        FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS
                                                                                        $994,787
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Scalable Multiphone Targeted Data Extraction System
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04155-RESS
                                                                                        $600,984
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        Georgia Tech Research Corporation
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0042
                                                                                        $86,428
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Improving the Investigation, Clearance Rates, and Victim Restoration of Robberies: A Randomized Controlled Experiment
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019
                                                                                        GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0024
                                                                                        $548,246
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Interpretation and Processing of User Generated Audio Recordings
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MT
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0019
                                                                                        $216,518
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Decontamination of Crime Scene Equipment: Evaluating Current Methods and Determining Best Practices
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0226
                                                                                        $171,041
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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