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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 SolicitationSort descending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2013
                                                                                        ACEware Latent Fingerprint Identification Research and Software Development.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Noblis, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K011
                                                                                        $499,942
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K043
                                                                                        $389,321
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Quantitative Algorithm for the Digital Comparison of Torn Duct Tape
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K009
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K033
                                                                                        $385,496
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Reference Ballistic Toolmark Database for Research and Development of Identification Systems and Confidence Limits
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-R2R-4843
                                                                                        $256,079
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        A Tale of Four Cities:  Improving Our Understanding of Gun Violence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Firearms and Violence
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-0015
                                                                                        $249,957
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Smartphone Technology for Capturing Untreated Latent Fingerprints
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        EOIR Technologies, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K536
                                                                                        $208,085
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence
                                                                                        ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-IJ-CX-K024
                                                                                        $2,000,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Reliability Measures for Current Methods in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Minnesota Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K213
                                                                                        $602,578
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Improving the Understanding and the Reliability of the Concept of "Sufficiency" in Friction ridge Examination
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        The Pennsylvania State University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K267
                                                                                        $479,412
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Miami-Dade Research Study for the Reliability of the ACE-V Process: Accuracy, Precision, Reproducibility and Repeatability in Latent Fingerprint Examination
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Miami Dade County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K268
                                                                                        $139,530
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Determination Unique Fracture Patterns in Glass and Glassy Polymers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K219
                                                                                        $152,877
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm-Related Detainee Population
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K222
                                                                                        $88,837
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Evaluation of Statistical Measures for Fiber Comparisons:Interlaboratory Studies and Forensic Databases
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        University of South Carolina Research Foundation
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K220
                                                                                        $489,049
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Quantified Assessment of Contextual Information in Latent Friction Ridge Impression Analysis Related To Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Suitability Determinations
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC.
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K270
                                                                                        $452,050
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Miami-Dade Repeatability and Uniqueness of Striations/Impressions in Bullets Fired in 10 Consecutively Manufactured Glock EBIS Barrels
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Miami Dade County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K269
                                                                                        $23,896
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Benefits and Limitations of the Statistical Methodology in Determining Evidentiary Value of Latent Print Identification: A Prospective Evaluation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence
                                                                                        City and County of Denver - Denver Police Department
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K027
                                                                                        $140,949
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        3D Characterization and Comparison of Fracture Surfaces
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Ames Laboratory (DOE)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2011-DN-R-0230
                                                                                        $355,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences
                                                                                        County of Hrris, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-NI-CX-0004
                                                                                        $5,120
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Black Box and White Box Forensic Examiner Evaluations - Understanding the Details
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0010
                                                                                        $141,856
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Mobile Fingerprint Capture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Massachusetts Lowell
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K021
                                                                                        $354,357
                                                                                        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 Date2009
                                                                                        Use of Magneto-Rheological Fluids for Collecting, Preserving, and Analyzing Toolmark and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Pace University
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K204
                                                                                        $186,950
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        A Proposal to develop a computer program to improve the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K257
                                                                                        $1,398,930
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Provide Labs and Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions, Deformed bullets matched to test fires, and the validated capability to match images to large data base.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        SED Technology LLC
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K262
                                                                                        $729,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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