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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:** 44**Total Amount Awarded:** $20,317,455
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original SolicitationSort ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2008
                                                                                        Development and Validation of a Method for Individualization of Middle Distillates and Kerosene Residues in Fire Debris
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K146
                                                                                        $198,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Scale Modeling in Fire Reconstruction
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Maryland
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K178
                                                                                        $392,714
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Creation of a Thermal Properties Database
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K167
                                                                                        $288,762
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Electrical Fires' Forensic Signatures of Fire Cause Events
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Jensen Hughes, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K218
                                                                                        $325,715
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Reducing Uncertainty of Quantifying the Burning Rate of Upholstered Furniture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Southwest Research Institute
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K221
                                                                                        $497,688
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Interpretation of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Analysis: Effect of Competitive Adsoprtion, Development of an Expert System and Assessment of the False Positive/Incorrect Assignment Rate
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Marshall University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K272
                                                                                        $540,752
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K539
                                                                                        $470,545
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Development of a Sampling System to Stabilize Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        The Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K036
                                                                                        $239,025
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Forensic Investigation Techniques for Inspecting Electrical Conductors Involved in Fire
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
                                                                                        Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K246
                                                                                        $205,087
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Statistical Assessment of the Probability of Correct identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K227
                                                                                        $415,992
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF IGNITABLE LIQUID FUEL FIRES IN BUILDINGS
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Jensen Hughes, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K232
                                                                                        $392,491
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007
                                                                                        $99,865
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0018
                                                                                        $583,545
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0016
                                                                                        $321,025
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Development of CFAST Based Fire Simulation Toolkit for Fire Investigators
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0032
                                                                                        $487,386
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Post-Blast Explosives Attribution
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0193
                                                                                        $599,738
                                                                                        Declined2018
                                                                                        Characterization and Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Signatures and Debris
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2018-MU-BX-0004
                                                                                        $635,430
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Investigating Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Gasoline at Elevated Temperatures for Fire Debris Applications
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0225
                                                                                        $466,769
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0174
                                                                                        $176,490
                                                                                        Closed
  
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