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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:** 146**Total Amount Awarded:** $96,717,206
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        Human Microbiome Species and Genes for Human Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-NE-BX-K006
                                                                                        $589,701
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        NIJ FY15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K070
                                                                                        $2,238,750
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $702,654
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Developing and Validating Regional Taphonomic Standards for the Recovery and Interpretation of Skeletal Remains in Outdoor Settings
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Maine System acting through Univ. of Maine
                                                                                        ME
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K177
                                                                                        $278,978
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $533,978
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Learning from Our Casework: The Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy (FADAMA)
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0213
                                                                                        $267,117
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Sex and Ancestry Estimation Methods in Modern Filipino Crania
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0008
                                                                                        $47,451
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04433-RESS
                                                                                        $567,920
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Skeletal Age Estimation in Modern U.S. Adults: The Effects of Activity, Body Mass, and Osteoarthritis on Age-Related Changes in the Acetabulum
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        University of Florida Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0009
                                                                                        $42,671
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Detecting Buried Remains Using Ground Penetrating Radar
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K132
                                                                                        $231,258
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Human Organ Tissue Identification by Targeted RNA Deep Sequencing to Aid in the Investigation of Shooting and Other Traumatic Bodily Injury Incidents
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0165
                                                                                        $424,799
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UChicago Argonne, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K030
                                                                                        $564,735
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Species and age determination of blow fly pupae based upon headspace analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $197,491
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0023
                                                                                        $37,788
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO
                                                                                        $139,905
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO
                                                                                        $467,325
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Texas at Dallas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-K014
                                                                                        $639,450
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K182
                                                                                        $171,215
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Japanese and Thai Individuals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-0002
                                                                                        $16,490
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of high density SNP Microarrays to Obtain Phenotypic and Ancestry Information from Skeletal Remains
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K035
                                                                                        $264,722
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K037
                                                                                        $226,382
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-0004
                                                                                        $20,000
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-0013
                                                                                        $20,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Expanding on Total Body Score with Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $250,024
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0179
                                                                                        $327,372
                                                                                        Closed
  
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