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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 Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Anthropological Methods for DNA Analysis of the Missing and Unidentified Children Located at the Former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $423,528
                                                                                        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 Date2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Arizona medical examiners'' offices will be reducing the number of unknown decedents by submitting extracted bone and tooth samples for DNA testing and having the profiles entered onto CODIS and NamUS
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K163
                                                                                        $400,000
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Arizona Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Phoenix Police Department
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K546
                                                                                        $499,975
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Automated Human Image Detection and Authentication Continuation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Rhode Island
                                                                                        RI
                                                                                        2009-FD-CX-K215
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        AZ Use of DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K233
                                                                                        $525,058
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        BCoPD FY2010 Solving Cold Cases With DNA Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Baltimore County Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K001
                                                                                        $185,308
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        BCPD FY2011 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Baltimore, County of
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K519
                                                                                        $176,444
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Biological Screening Training
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K072
                                                                                        $638,080
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Brass Board Forensic Crime Scene Survey Camera
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K046
                                                                                        $409,774
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Chicago Police Department " Solving Cold Cases With DNA Initiative"
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Chicago
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K025
                                                                                        $498,579
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        City and County of Denver, Denver Police Department FY2010 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City And County of Denver
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $596,273
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        City of Charleston Police Department Cold Case Task Force
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Charleston Police Department
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K303
                                                                                        $299,201
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        City of Fort Worth's FY10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $384,960
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Training Institute
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K174
                                                                                        $941,196
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Clearwater Cold Case Team Project 2014
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Clearwater
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K086
                                                                                        $30,671
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Cloud Forensics Tool Prototyping
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Rhode Island
                                                                                        RI
                                                                                        2012-MU-CX-K002
                                                                                        $499,791
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        CMPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Charlotte, City of
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K525
                                                                                        $485,777
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Cobb County Cold Case Unit
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Cobb County Board of Commissioners
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K081
                                                                                        $246,814
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Cold Case Anaylsis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (CCAT-LEP)
Continuation Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        Virginia Center for Policing Innovation
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K566
                                                                                        $373,169
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Cold Case Detective & DNA Processing Grant for the City of Fort Worth
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K130
                                                                                        $345,956
                                                                                        Closed
  
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