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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:** 146**Total Amount Awarded:** $96,717,206
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort descending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2009
                                                                                        Continuing Professional Education Program in Forensic Anthropology by Syracuse University
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        Syracuse University
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K201
                                                                                        $912,579
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Project Identification: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Texas State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K464
                                                                                        $73,742
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Investigation of subadult dental age-at-death estimation using transition analysis and machine learning methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0182
                                                                                        $898,550
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0050
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0027
                                                                                        $286,468
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Texas State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K464
                                                                                        $77,583
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Detection and Diagnosis of Mobility Impairment via Cortical and Trabecular Bone Properties to Aid in the Identification of Human Remains in a Medicolegal Context
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0052
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Skeletal Blast Trauma: determining the effect of known and experimental blast events on trauma patterns, fracture behavior, and blast scene recovery approaches
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0041
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        An examination of musculoskeletal markers in modern populations for forensic analysis and identification purposes
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0042
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Finding the Missing and Unidentified: The Application of Predictive Modeling, Ground-Penetrating Radar, and Small Unmanned Aircraft-Mounted Infrared Imagery for the Detection of Unmarked Graves
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0043
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Body mass estimation using bone micro- and macro-structure: a practical approach using CT imaging and computer analysis
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0048
                                                                                        $683,542
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        Improving Age-at-Death Estimates from Human Skeletal Remains Through Spatial Analysis of Intracortical Remodeling Using Geographic Information Systems Software
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04136-SLFO
                                                                                        $349,970
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Forensic Fire Death Investigation: Investigating the Effects of Body Mass and Decomposition Sequence on Fire Burn Speed and Patterns and the Development of Performance Standards
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04408-SLFO
                                                                                        $1,087,985
                                                                                        Open2012
                                                                                        Graphical User Interface for a Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Texas State University San Marcos
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K838
                                                                                        $417,595
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Graphical User Interface for a Multi-Factorial Age-At-Death Estimation Method Using Fuzzy Integrals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Florida International University
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K538
                                                                                        $417,595
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Microbial Clocks for Estimating the Postmortem Interval of Human Remains at Three Anthropological Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of Colorado
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K016
                                                                                        $863,485
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0155
                                                                                        $316,473
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Developing forensic epigenomic age-estimation tools for diverse populations
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0011
                                                                                        $49,653
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Longitudinal Effects of Prolonged Opioid Use on Cortical Bone Remodeling in a Rabbit Model
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0188
                                                                                        $323,392
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Pre-grouping of commingled human skeletal remains by elemental analysis
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04151-SLFO
                                                                                        $240,594
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Bone Mineral Density and Adult Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of South Florida Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0197
                                                                                        $130,242
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Improving Sex Estimation from Craian Using 3-Dimensional CT Scans
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K182
                                                                                        $171,215
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Japanese and Thai Individuals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-0002
                                                                                        $16,490
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of high density SNP Microarrays to Obtain Phenotypic and Ancestry Information from Skeletal Remains
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K035
                                                                                        $264,722
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K037
                                                                                        $226,382
                                                                                        Closed
  
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