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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:** 2,710**Total Amount Awarded:** $1,019,126,490
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                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        The WI Department of Justice, Crime Laboratory Bureau (WI-DOJ CLB) is applying for the 2015 Paul Coverdell Grant to improve the quality and timeliness of forenisc science and medical examiner services
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Wisconsin Department of Justice
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0047
                                                                                        $137,241
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0001
                                                                                        $611,226
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The State of Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2012.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0010
                                                                                        $146,546
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is greatly hampered by inadequate space and insufficient equipment and instrumentation.  Additional equipment and renovations are vital so that all of the T
                                                                                        PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 - F
                                                                                        South Carolina Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0166
                                                                                        $94,762
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is greatly hampered by inadequate space and insufficient equipment and instrumentation.  Additional equipment and renovations are vital so that all of the T
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)
                                                                                        South Carolina Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-0057
                                                                                        $49,944
                                                                                        Closed2003
                                                                                        The project for this grant will be to provide internal and external training and continuing education opportunities for the Laboratory Scientists employed by the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Scie
                                                                                        Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program)
                                                                                        Kansas Sentencing Commission
                                                                                        KS
                                                                                        2003-DN-BX-0074
                                                                                        $33,026
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        The Phoenix Police Department is seeking $95,000 in grant funds to utilize outsourcing to reduce the current backlog in the Evidence Processing Unit and the Latent Print Comparative Unit.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Phoenix Police Department
                                                                                        AZ
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0050
                                                                                        $95,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Philadelphia Police Department, Office of Forensic Science, Criminalistics Unit Reduction of Forensic Biology and DNA Case Backlog Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        City of Philadelphia
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0033
                                                                                        $966,068
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program FY 04; U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justic Programs, National Institute of Justice, 10/01/04 - 09/30/05.
                                                                                        PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004
                                                                                        City of Waco
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0200
                                                                                        $38,733
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Passaic County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification CSI Improvement Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        PASSAIC COUNTY
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0096
                                                                                        $60,000
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The Ohio Attorney General's Office, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation proposes to use the DNA Casework Backlog Reduction program grant funding to outsource the current backlog of un-
                                                                                        Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004
                                                                                        State of Ohio Office of The Attorney General
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K036
                                                                                        $1,151,502
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is submitting this grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to request grant funds under the Paul Coverdell
                                                                                        PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004
                                                                                        Office of The Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0198
                                                                                        $80,083
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The Minneapolis Police Department's Application under the Coverdell Grant Program for a Second Comparison Macroscope for Increased Efficiency.
                                                                                        PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004
                                                                                        City of Minneapolis
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-0199
                                                                                        $74,512
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Minneapolis Police Department will utilize funding under this 2005 Coverdell program to increase the capacity and quality of firearms and ballistic examination, and subsequent entries into IBIS, t
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        City of Minneapolis
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0084
                                                                                        $55,918
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        The Marion County Coroner's Office (MCCO) is requesting funding from the National Institute of Justice for the installation of a new computerized database application system.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Marion Superior Court
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0103
                                                                                        $174,872
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Latent Enhancement Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Gainesville
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0061
                                                                                        $69,224
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        The lab proposes to take advantage of recent advances in DNA profiling technology and update both equipment and methodology to improve sample throughput capabilities.
                                                                                        DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04
                                                                                        State of Ohio Office of The Attorney General
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K202
                                                                                        $271,705
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The information content of friction ridge impressions as revealed by human experts
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K226
                                                                                        $424,285
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Implementation of a Forensic Workstation Increases the Timeliness and Efficiency of Evidence Processing in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        County of Dinwiddie
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0050
                                                                                        $23,183
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program for Anoka County - Tri County Regional Forensic Laboratory
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Anoka County of
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0023
                                                                                        $55,500
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        The Evaluation of Alternative Sample Preparation Techniques for Use in Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Research Triangle Institute
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0192
                                                                                        $787,719
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        The Effects of Acquisition of Postmortem Blood Specimens on Drug Levels and the Effects of Transport Conditions on Degradation of Drugs
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Iowa Department of Public Health
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K216
                                                                                        $167,697
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Douglas County Nebraska Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Douglas County
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0013
                                                                                        $91,810
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        The Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence: An Action Research Project
                                                                                        Wayne County Prosecutor''s Office
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-0001
                                                                                        $200,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        The Coral Gables Police Department Crime Scene Investigative Unit Forensic Improvement Project.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Coral Gables
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0092
                                                                                        $16,563
                                                                                        Closed
  
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