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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2014
                                                                                        Validation Study of the Utility of Using Total Body Score and Accumulated Degree Days to Determine the Post-Mortem Interval of Human Remains from Three Human Decomposition Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $495,853
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K131
                                                                                        $348,511
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K040
                                                                                        $277,667
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        UNTHSC Proposal for the Management and Support of the National Missing and Unidentified Person System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-MU-BX-K063
                                                                                        $2,600,000
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Variation of Modern Americans: A Visual Reference to Supplement Facial Approximation Methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K005
                                                                                        $238,863
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The NIJ-NC State Professional Training Podcast:  Investigation Protocols for Death in Natural Environments
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        NC State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K213
                                                                                        $464,078
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0180
                                                                                        $726,629
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        The Effectiveness of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Techniques for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04394-RESS
                                                                                        $556,300
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        The Combination of Cranial Morphoscopic and Dental Morphological Methods to Improve the Forensic Estimation of Ancestry
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Board of Regents, NSHE obo University of Nevada, Reno
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0003
                                                                                        $31,974
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Testing the Validity of Radiographic Comparisons inPositive Identifications
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K214
                                                                                        $284,763
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Subadult Ancestry Estimation Using Craniometrics, Macromorphoscopics, Odontometrics, and Dental Morphology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0039
                                                                                        $785,847
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Stable Isotope Analysis as a Geospatial Tool for Identification: Intra-Individual Isotopic Variability
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0217
                                                                                        $570,624
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2013
                                                                                        Species and age determination of blow fly pupae based upon headspace analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $197,491
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Skull fracture patterns from head impact in infants
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0160
                                                                                        $590,938
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0040
                                                                                        $782,183
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Skeletal Age Estimation in Modern U.S. Adults: The Effects of Activity, Body Mass, and Osteoarthritis on Age-Related Changes in the Acetabulum
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        University of Florida Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0009
                                                                                        $42,671
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Sex and Ancestry Estimation Methods in Modern Filipino Crania
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0008
                                                                                        $47,451
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS
                                                                                        $78,656
                                                                                        Open2010
                                                                                        Replication of Know Dental Characteristics in Porcine Skin: Emerging Technologies for the Imaging Specialist
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
                                                                                        Marquette University
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K176
                                                                                        $715,347
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04165-SLFO
                                                                                        $567,682
                                                                                        Open2008
                                                                                        Recovery and Interpretation of Burned Human Remains
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Mercyhurst College
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K131
                                                                                        $399,240
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Quantitative Assessment of Fracture Characteristics in Blunt Force Skeletal Trauma for Forensic Interpretations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04219-SLFO
                                                                                        $818,054
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Quantifying the Impact of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors to Improve Juvenile Age Estimation
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
                                                                                        NV
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $561,528
                                                                                        Closed
  
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