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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:** 1,088**Total Amount Awarded:** $250,671,899
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                                                  Status2021
                                                                                        Transfer, Persistence and DNA Source Attribution of Trace Biological Material in Digital Penetration Assault Cases
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04147-RESS
                                                                                        $550,440
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $344,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $625,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Enhancing the Capacity, Capabilities, and Validity of U.S. Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        Defense Forensic Science Center
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2013-DNR-5042
                                                                                        $492,500
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation of the Implementation and Use of Continuous Probabilistic Genotyping Software to Improve the Interpretation of Forensic DNA Mixtures
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-02710-SLFO
                                                                                        $377,311
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Ionic liquid-solvated near infrared dyes for detection of trace blood spatter in textiles under ambient lighting conditions
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-04427-RESS
                                                                                        $431,907
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        Assessing the reliability of modern μXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO
                                                                                        $388,814
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Beyond Suspect Identification: Fingerprint Aging with Machine Learning and Multidimensional Chemical Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01950-RESS
                                                                                        $111,000
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU
                                                                                        $389,621
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS
                                                                                        $229,454
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO
                                                                                        $564,733
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS
                                                                                        $262,678
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NOBLIS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU
                                                                                        $872,282
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