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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:** 206**Total Amount Awarded:** $97,866,428
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Black Box Evaluation of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Conclusions
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NOBLIS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0214
                                                                                        $1,086,976
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Coping with Close Non-Matches in Latent Print Comparison (re-)Training
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0227
                                                                                        $616,407
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0010
                                                                                        $149,942
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-3
                                                                                        $550,615
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0216
                                                                                        $198,000
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Initiative To Develop and Test Guidelines for Juvenile Drug Courts
                                                                                        Legacy OJJDP Research Grants
                                                                                        AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-DC-BX-K001
                                                                                        $5,988,057
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles: Influence of Impact Surface Texture, Blood Drop Volume and Blood Drop Velocity
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0033
                                                                                        $272,463
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Physics and Statistical Models for Physical Match Analysis Utilizing 3D Microscopy of Fracture Surfaces
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0034
                                                                                        $681,664
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics:  Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-MU-MU-0003
                                                                                        $178,080
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0167
                                                                                        $628,327
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0163
                                                                                        $570,790
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0024
                                                                                        $196,415
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Interpretation and Analysis of Recorded Gunshot Sounds
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MT
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0179
                                                                                        $236,000
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Kinematic Validation of FDE Determinations about Writership in Questioned Handprinting and Handwriting
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0148
                                                                                        $464,910
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Optimization and Statistical Testing of Experimental and Computer Methodologies for Evaluation of the LIT-MIA Thermal Imaging Method for Recovery of Defaced Serial Numbers
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0173
                                                                                        $199,688
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        The University of Mississippi
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0001
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0161
                                                                                        $378,501
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Statistical Error Estimation for an Objective Measure of Similarity to a Latent Image
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        George Mason University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0029
                                                                                        $470,372
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Testing the Accuracy and Reliability of Palmar Friction Ridge Comparisons: A Black Box Study
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0170
                                                                                        $370,454
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The Fluid Dynamics of Forensic Bloodstain Analysis: Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0028
                                                                                        $683,619
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Ultrafast 3D visualization and fluid dynamic mechanisms of blood atomization
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0171
                                                                                        $591,895
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistics Imaging
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-2
                                                                                        $534,500
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Analysis of Alternative Light in the Detection and Visibility of Cutaneous Bruises
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0147
                                                                                        $449,437
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Deep Multi-Factor Forensic Face Recognition
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0013
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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