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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 ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2001
                                                                                        Forensic ID Training and Research Resources at WVU
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2001-RC-CX-K003
                                                                                        $1,647,583
                                                                                        Closed2001
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science And Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2001-LT-BX-K004
                                                                                        $160,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Quantitative Assessment of the Individuality of Friction Ridge Patterns
                                                                                        Friction Ridge Analysis Research
                                                                                        Research Foundation of SUNY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-DD-BX-K012
                                                                                        $596,478
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Analysis of Level III Characteristics at High Resolutions
                                                                                        Friction Ridge Analysis Research
                                                                                        International Biometric Group, LLC
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-MU-MU-K063
                                                                                        $461,495
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Adding human expertise to the quantitative analysis of fingerprints
                                                                                        Friction Ridge Analysis Research
                                                                                        Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K076
                                                                                        $431,255
                                                                                        Closed1998
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        1998-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $1,047,992
                                                                                        Closed2001
                                                                                        Identifying Forensic Markers in Elder Sexual Abuse
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Boston College
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2001-IJ-CX-K015
                                                                                        $99,264
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction
                                                                                        NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Georgia Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K441
                                                                                        $254,471
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Physical Elder Abuse
                                                                                        Research & Evaluation of Elderly Individuals, Older Women and Residents of Long Term Care Facilities
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California, Irvine
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0048
                                                                                        $375,655
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Phase II Analysis of Level III Features at High Resolutions:
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        International Biometric Group, LLC
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K239
                                                                                        $380,254
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Enhanced Facial Identification System
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        New Jersey Institute of Technology
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2007-RG-CX-K011
                                                                                        $128,754
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Instrumental Analysis of Trace Evidence with a Focus on Interpretation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        The Florida International University Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K264
                                                                                        $298,228
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Pattern Evidence: Latent Print Training program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K265
                                                                                        $638,700
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        National Footwear Database Evaluation
                                                                                        FY 14 NIJ Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-5470
                                                                                        $1,500,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FY2008 Congressionally Directed Funding
                                                                                        NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-LT-BX-K002
                                                                                        $1,931,792
                                                                                        Closed2000
                                                                                        Computer Assisted System for Reassembly
                                                                                        Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime
                                                                                        MN Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2000-RB-CX-0001
                                                                                        $16,400
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Progarm Special Initiative: Faith-based and Community Organization Pilot Progarm
                                                                                        NIJ-Evaluation of Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Faith Based Initiative
                                                                                        Advocates for Human Potential
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0050
                                                                                        $797,094
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        CONTINUATION OF EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAND CHILD VICTIMIZATION ENFORCEMENTGRANT PROGRAM SPECIAL INITIATIVE:FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONPILOT PROGRAM
                                                                                        NIJ Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations
                                                                                        Advocates for Human Potential
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0050
                                                                                        $202,905
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        3D morphology of blood stain can provide critical information missed in standard bloodstain analysis
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0006
                                                                                        $361,656
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Quantitative Evaluation of Footwear Evidence: Advancing the Footwear Impression Comparison System (FICS) towards Casework Application
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0010
                                                                                        $609,700
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Interoperability of 3D Impressed Firearm Toolmarks Measurements
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0011
                                                                                        $497,293
                                                                                        Open2003
                                                                                        Forensic Science Initiative 2003
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2003-RC-CX-K001
                                                                                        $3,250,125
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Specific Heat Capacity Thermal Function of Cyanoacrylate Fingerprint Development Process
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Mountain State University Inc.
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K196
                                                                                        $207,731
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Quantitative Assessment of the Discriminative Power of Handwriting
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        Research Foundation of SUNY
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K050
                                                                                        $490,700
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