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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
                                                  Status2003
                                                                                        Eval of Stature Est. from the Database for Forensic Anthropology
                                                                                        National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act
                                                                                        University of Tennessee - Knoxville
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2003-IJ-CX-K106
                                                                                        $34,978
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO
                                                                                        $395,516
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO
                                                                                        $351,078
                                                                                        Open2011
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program
                                                                                        FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-MU-BX-K063
                                                                                        $3,750,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences
                                                                                        County of Hrris, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2008-NI-CX-0004
                                                                                        $5,120
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Novel Computer-Assisted Identification Method Using Radiograph Comparison
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K194
                                                                                        $366,561
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        2009 UNTHSC Training Proposal
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K184
                                                                                        $886,958
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Human decomposition: A mosaic model for community succession and implications for future forensic research
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K023
                                                                                        $304,961
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Independent Validation Test of Microscopic Analysis of Saw Marks in Bone
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        County of Hrris, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K235
                                                                                        $26,409
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Forensic Anthropology Fellowship Training Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $74,147
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Texas at Dallas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-K014
                                                                                        $639,450
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Human Microbiome Species and Genes for Human Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-NE-BX-K006
                                                                                        $589,701
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        NIJ FY15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K070
                                                                                        $2,238,750
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Harris County, Texas
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K003
                                                                                        $114,106
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,700,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $7,455,832
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $5,000,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        NIJ FY19 Continuations
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $5,500,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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