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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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                                                  TitleSort descending
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO
                                                                                        $495,637
                                                                                        Open2007
                                                                                        Enhanced Facial Identification System
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        New Jersey Institute of Technology
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2007-RG-CX-K011
                                                                                        $128,754
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Enhanced Visualization of Bloodstains
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques, and Technologies Solicitation: Invited Full Applications
                                                                                        Research Foundation c/o John Jay College
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K026
                                                                                        $123,311
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Error Rates for Latent Fingerprinting as a Function ofVisual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K225
                                                                                        $866,674
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-3
                                                                                        $550,615
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency: Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail Quality and the Foundation for a Standard
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K229
                                                                                        $854,907
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing with Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint/Tireprint Impressions
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        County of Ventura
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K038
                                                                                        $32,696
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Evaluation and Application of Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM) For Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence Comparisons
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development: Call for White Papers
                                                                                        California Department of Justice
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2004-IJ-CX-K008
                                                                                        $128,802
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0216
                                                                                        $198,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FlashScan3D, LLC
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $364,830
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0163
                                                                                        $570,790
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Expanding the Scope and Efficiency of 3D Surface Topography Analysis in Firearm Forensics
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0012
                                                                                        $194,505
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04204-RESS
                                                                                        $290,289
                                                                                        Open2004
                                                                                        Fast Capture Fingerprint/Palm Print Technology
                                                                                        FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        CrossMatch Technologies Inc
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K067
                                                                                        $1,800,597
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Fast Fingerprint Capture Technology to Capture Up to 10 Roll-Equivelant Fingerprints Within 15 Seconds
                                                                                        FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        TBS North America Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K071
                                                                                        $1,448,788
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Finding the Region of Origin of Bloodspatters in Complex Situations:  Novel Physics-Based Methods and Tools
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science and Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K036
                                                                                        $719,015
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO
                                                                                        $141,921
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0024
                                                                                        $196,415
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-1
                                                                                        $367,863
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Firearms and Toolmark Examiners Academy
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        Justice, California Department of
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K565
                                                                                        $404,226
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Fluid Dynamic Studies of Bloody Fingermarks
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science and Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2019-75-CX-0018
                                                                                        $159,122
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS
                                                                                        $623,965
                                                                                        Open2001
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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