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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:** 1,088**Total Amount Awarded:** $250,671,899
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2010
                                                                                        Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Science Forensic Sciences Improvement Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0014
                                                                                        $464,491
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Tennessee's Activities Under The Paul Coverdell National Science Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FY 09-10
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0017
                                                                                        $323,941
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The addition of temporary staff to process a backlog of 555 latent prints at the City of Tacoma's Forensic Laboratory.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Tacoma
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0059
                                                                                        $68,080
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        St. Olaf College
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K020
                                                                                        $113,858
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The award is distributed among four of the stat's five medical examiners to facilitate improvement of forensic investigation capacity as approved by the state's forensic Investigations council.
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0018
                                                                                        $201,211
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The City of Charleston Police Department's Forensic Science Technology Inprovement Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Charleston
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0067
                                                                                        $114,837
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        The Cleveland & Cuyahoga County Forensic Labortory Merger
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Cleveland
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $173,864
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Coral Gables Police Department Crime Scene Investigative Unit Forensic Improvement Project.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Coral Gables
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0092
                                                                                        $16,563
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICROTRACE LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0027
                                                                                        $594,920
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Douglas County Nebraska Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Douglas County
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0013
                                                                                        $91,810
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        McCrone Research Institute
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0145
                                                                                        $289,126
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0025
                                                                                        $698,382
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Latent Enhancement Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Gainesville
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0061
                                                                                        $69,224
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        The Marion County Coroner's Office (MCCO) is requesting funding from the National Institute of Justice for the installation of a new computerized database application system.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Marion Superior Court
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0103
                                                                                        $174,872
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Minneapolis Police Department will utilize funding under this 2005 Coverdell program to increase the capacity and quality of firearms and ballistic examination, and subsequent entries into IBIS, t
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        City of Minneapolis
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0084
                                                                                        $55,918
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Passaic County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification CSI Improvement Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        PASSAIC COUNTY
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0096
                                                                                        $60,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Philadelphia Police Department, Office of Forensic Science, Criminalistics Unit Reduction of Forensic Biology and DNA Case Backlog Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        City of Philadelphia
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0033
                                                                                        $966,068
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        The Phoenix Police Department is seeking $95,000 in grant funds to utilize outsourcing to reduce the current backlog in the Evidence Processing Unit and the Latent Print Comparative Unit.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Phoenix Police Department
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0050
                                                                                        $95,000
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The proposal is continue the work of the Western Forensic and Law Enforcement Training Center (WFLETC) to train First Responders and Crime Scene Personnel in the proper handling and collection of evid
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2003-DD-BX-K013
                                                                                        $989,477
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        The proposal is to establish the Western Forensic and Law Enforcement Training Center (WFLETC) to train First Responders and Crime Scene Personnel in the proper handling and collection of evidence as
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2003-DD-BX-K013
                                                                                        $248,375
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detectors
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations
                                                                                        The Florida International University Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K031
                                                                                        $97,019
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The State of Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0010
                                                                                        $146,546
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        The Whittier Police Department's (WPD) primary mission is to eliminate crime and to create peace and harmony in the community by developing cooperative relationships between police, government, citize
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        City of Whittier
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2003-IJ-CX-K013
                                                                                        $496,750
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU
                                                                                        $389,621
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Timely submission of evidence,Backlog Reduction and Training
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Miami
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0102
                                                                                        $123,695
                                                                                        Closed
  
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