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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:** 251**Total Amount Awarded:** $113,116,552
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                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2005
                                                                                        Ysa Aly Homicide
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Burlingame California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K038
                                                                                        $11,365
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Cold Case Review Team
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Wyoming Office of the Attorney General
                                                                                        WY
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K083
                                                                                        $90,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Wisconsin Cold Case Initiative - Resolving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K010
                                                                                        $506,323
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Westchester County  DNA Cold Case Initiative
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Westchester
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $64,929
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative Proposals for FY02 Funds
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2001-RC-CX-K003
                                                                                        $4,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        We will effectively address the changing investigative techniques and utilize the newest DNA technology to solve violent crimes which have no current leads.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Santa Ana
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K040
                                                                                        $300,740
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Ventura County District Attorney's Cold Case DNA Pilot Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        County of Ventura
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2010-DD-BX-K126
                                                                                        $570,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Vallejo Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Vallejo
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DD-BX-K309
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases in Santa Clara
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Santa Clara
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K305
                                                                                        $324,040
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Using DNA to Solve Cold Case Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Anchorage Police Department
                                                                                        AK
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K211
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing:  Identifying the Missing of Minnesota
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        MN Dept. of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K039
                                                                                        $133,434
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Uniting Yesterday's Cases with Today's Technology: The YCTT Initiative
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Muncie
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K036
                                                                                        $60,500
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Understanding Familial DNA: Policies, Procedures, and Potential Impact
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science
                                                                                        ICF Incorporated, L.L.C.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-0013
                                                                                        $462,327
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0154
                                                                                        $682,474
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Tucson Police Department's Grant Program for Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Tucson
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K138
                                                                                        $449,727
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        This application is submitted in order to facilitate the resolution of Unresolved crimes to include but not be limited to homicides and sexual assault.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Worcester, Masschusetts
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K008
                                                                                        $231,503
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The MPD seeks to review, prioritize, examine and evaluate its existing cold cases in an effort to identify physical evidence with the potential to yield DNA that can be submitted for testing.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Miami, Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K016
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The Knox County Sheriff''s Office seeks funding to expand its Cold Case Unit to use DNA technology to solve their violent cold cases, utilizing funds for overtime, two new positions and four part time
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Knox County Sheriff''s Office
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K166
                                                                                        $267,584
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Florida Missing and Unidentified Persons Cold Case Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K041
                                                                                        $386,537
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor''s Office will lead the Cuyahoga County Cold Case Squad - a multi-agency partnership between the prosecutor, police & the coroner to investigate Cold Cases using DNA.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Cuyahoga County Prosecutor''s Office
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K254
                                                                                        $499,995
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        The Alameda County (California) Sheriff''s Office Collaborating with the National Institute of Justice to Perform Necessary Investigative Research to Identify Cold Cases That Can Be Solved with DNA.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        County of Alameda, California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K065
                                                                                        $267,952
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Testing new methods for degraded DNA recovery and next-generation sequencing
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0218
                                                                                        $669,898
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        SPPD Cold Case Unit Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City Of Saint Paul Police Department
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $259,977
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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