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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
                                                  Recipient
                                                  StateSort descending
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2020
                                                                                        Positive identification using frontal sinus comparisons: Developing empirically-based guidelines
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2020-75-CX-0013
                                                                                        $357,871
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2015
                                                                                        Development of Modern Subadult Standards: Improved Age and Sex Estimation in U.S.Forensic Practice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Idaho State University
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $510,409
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UChicago Argonne, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K030
                                                                                        $564,735
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Learning from Our Casework: The Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy (FADAMA)
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0213
                                                                                        $267,117
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04433-RESS
                                                                                        $567,920
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Trustees of Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0023
                                                                                        $37,788
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $533,978
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO
                                                                                        $139,905
                                                                                        Open2008
                                                                                        Development of Methods for Estimating Postmortem Internal and Body relocation based on Biomarkers of Human Decomposition Ecology
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        American Registry of Patholgoy
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K165
                                                                                        $270,390
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Developing and Validating Regional Taphonomic Standards for the Recovery and Interpretation of Skeletal Remains in Outdoor Settings
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Maine System acting through Univ. of Maine
                                                                                        ME
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K177
                                                                                        $278,978
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Pediatric Fracture Printing: Creating a Science of Statistical Fracture Signature Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K540
                                                                                        $681,147
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Building a Science of Adult Cranial Fracture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K013
                                                                                        $564,875
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        A Macromorphoscopic Databank: Establishing the Statistical Analysis of Macromorphoscopic Data in Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $423,959
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Increasing identifications of deceased border crossers: investigating spatial and skeletal attributes of migrant deaths
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        Michigan State University
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0002
                                                                                        $36,148
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        A Multi-Modal Method for Determining the Postmortem Interval in Juvenile Remains and Assessing Skeletal Health
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K049
                                                                                        $270,877
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Geometric Morphometric Tools for the Classification of Human Skulls
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications
                                                                                        North Carolina State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K078
                                                                                        $199,635
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2010
                                                                                        Establishing Blow Fly Development and Sampling Procedures to Estimate Postmortem Intervals
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K231
                                                                                        $483,323
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $702,654
                                                                                        Closed
  
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