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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 SolicitationSort ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2004
                                                                                        POLICE INVESTIGATION OF RAPE: ROADBLOCKS AND SOLUTIONS
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation
                                                                                        Ohio University
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2003-IJ-CX-1027
                                                                                        $149,942
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA in the City of Spartanburg, South Carolina
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Spartanburg
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K001
                                                                                        $196,112
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases in Arizona With DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Arizona Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $799,583
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases Using DNA and Other Forensic Examinations
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Massachusetts State Police
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K020
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Joliet Police Department Cold Case Task Force
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Joliet
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K008
                                                                                        $455,301
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Funding of DNA testing for law enforcement in the state of Hawaii, to resolve violent crime "cold cases" and missing person cases.  The violent crimes would include, but is not limited to; Homicides a
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        State of Hawaii
                                                                                        HI
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K026
                                                                                        $790,276
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Montgomery County
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K021
                                                                                        $171,159
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        St. Louis County
                                                                                        MO
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K027
                                                                                        $97,385
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Indiana State Police
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K028
                                                                                        $728,970
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of North Miami Beach
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K023
                                                                                        $106,743
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Alameda County Collaborating with the National Institute of Justice to Perform the Necessary Investigative Research to Identify Cold Cases That Can be Solved with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Alameda, California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K007
                                                                                        $430,434
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving the Old With the New (Project SON)
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Fort Lauderdale
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K022
                                                                                        $435,961
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Maryland State Police Cold Case Project
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Maryland State Police
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K037
                                                                                        $600,624
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        State of Ohio Office of The Attorney General
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $661,878
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Fulton County
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K017
                                                                                        $714,150
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Pima County Sheriff's Department Cold Case DNA Grant
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Pima County Sheriffs Office
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $363,751
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        "Solving Cold Cases with DNA" Program
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        San Diego County
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K034
                                                                                        $472,554
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Unsolved Homicides Unit - Investigations and Forensic Examinations of Orange County's Unsolved Homicides
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Orange
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K016
                                                                                        $352,480
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Westchester County  DNA Cold Case Initiative
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Westchester
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $64,929
                                                                                        Closed
  
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