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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:** 251**Total Amount Awarded:** $113,116,552
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2009
                                                                                        Colorado Springs Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Colorado Springs
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $464,724
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Connecticut Cold Case DNA Task Force
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
                                                                                        CT
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K025
                                                                                        $205,701
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection -- Division of Scientific Services and the CT Division of Criminal Justice 2014 DNA Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        CT Division of Criminal Justice
                                                                                        CT
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K080
                                                                                        $269,973
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Denver DNA Backlog Reduction-Cold Case Project 2006
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement
                                                                                        City And County of Denver
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K059
                                                                                        $58,725
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Denver Integrated Cold Case DNA Unit Demonstration Model Denver, Colorado
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        Denver District Attorney Office
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2007-MU-CX-K223
                                                                                        $1,500,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory Bureau - Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City and County of Denver; Denver Police Department
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $530,642
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of a Self-sustaining, Open Access Forensic STR Sequence Diversity Database
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NC State University
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K062
                                                                                        $945,746
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        DNA Backlog-Cold Case Reduction Program
                                                                                        Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004
                                                                                        City of Mansfield
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K031
                                                                                        $130,979
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        DNA Cold Case Apprehension and Prosecution (DCCAP)
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Sacramento County Sheriff''s Department
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K147
                                                                                        $392,160
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        DNA-Based Evaluation and Investigation of Sexual Assault Cases with no Known Assailant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K172
                                                                                        $454,740
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Enhancing efforts of the Snohomish County Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Unit
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Snohomish County
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K167
                                                                                        $394,000
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Evidence Management Project
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Hayward
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K033
                                                                                        $419,017
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Evidence-Based Model Programs for Cold Case Units
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 ORE on Cold Cases
                                                                                        RAND Corporation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-0014
                                                                                        $358,353
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FFY08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA identify,review and prioritize cold violent crime cases. Examine evidence and perform DNA analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Massachusetts State Police
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K313
                                                                                        $499,995
                                                                                        Closed2001
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Forensic Science Training & Technical Assistance
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2006-MU-BX-K002
                                                                                        $4,951,379
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Fort Myers Cold Case Review Team
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Fort Myers
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K068
                                                                                        $266,314
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Fresno Police Department's Grant Program for Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Fresno
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K006
                                                                                        $1,224,751
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Funding of DNA testing for law enforcement in the state of Hawaii, to resolve violent crime "cold cases" and missing person cases.  The violent crimes would include, but is not limited to; Homicides a
                                                                                        Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        State of Hawaii
                                                                                        HI
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-K026
                                                                                        $790,276
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        FY 07 Solving Cold Case with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Oakland - Oakland Police Department
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $273,870
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        FY 2007 Technical Assistance Continuation
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2006-MU-BX-K002
                                                                                        $1,552,176
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        FY 2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Oakland
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K264
                                                                                        $582,088
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        FY 2014 Indianapolis Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Indianapolis
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K084
                                                                                        $255,869
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program-Erie County
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        County of Erie
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0095
                                                                                        $627,535
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        FY08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K195
                                                                                        $353,843
                                                                                        Closed
  
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