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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:** 1,088**Total Amount Awarded:** $250,671,899
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original SolicitationSort descending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2022
                                                                                        Applied Research in the Characterization, Identification, and Comparison of Pigmented Fiber Evidence
                                                                                        
                                                                                        MICROTRACE LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04185-RESS
                                                                                        $167,469
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Validation of Novel Statistical Approaches for the Interpretation of Trace Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0194
                                                                                        $499,318
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0186
                                                                                        $379,394
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Multi-spectral Tunable Detection (MultiTuDe) Lens for Rapid In-situ Forensic Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0042
                                                                                        $271,226
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0178
                                                                                        $580,622
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Classification Procedure for Lubricant Stains and Samples Collected from Sexual Assaults
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2018-MU-BX-0002
                                                                                        $354,195
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Post-Blast Explosives Attribution
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MIT Lincoln Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-2
                                                                                        $599,738
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Application of Particle-Correlated Raman Spectroscopy for the Forensic Examination of Soils
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, INCORPORATED
                                                                                        CT
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0017
                                                                                        $686,336
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0015
                                                                                        $326,820
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0025
                                                                                        $808,296
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Development of Microscopical Methods for the Systematic Analysis of Chemically Reacted, Improvised Low Explosives and Related Residues
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        MCCRONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0047
                                                                                        $157,863
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Development of Dual-Resolution 3D Imaging Device and Software Tools for Shoe and Tire Impression Evidence Collection, Visualization, and Recognition
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        PURDUE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0069
                                                                                        $823,804
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0041
                                                                                        $469,468
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Forensic Application of Pollen DNA Barcoding
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0039
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0044
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Virbrational Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Organic Gunshot Residue:  Detection, Identification and Characterization
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0035
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        A Plan for the State of Wisconsin to Improve Forensic Science and medical Examiner Quality Services
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0012
                                                                                        $128,610
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Statewide effort to achieve backlog reduction and improve the quality of forensic sciences in Indiana.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0065
                                                                                        $147,157
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        State of Alabama's FY2014 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement (NFSIA) Grant Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Alabama Department of Economic And Community Affairs
                                                                                        AL
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0062
                                                                                        $108,253
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Maine Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Maine
                                                                                        ME
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0051
                                                                                        $63,029
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0034
                                                                                        $98,434
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Maryland's Forensic Science Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0001
                                                                                        $132,777
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0016
                                                                                        $63,029
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        BPD's Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Boston
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2014-CD-BX-0019
                                                                                        $175,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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