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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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                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2008
                                                                                        The Latent Enhancement Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Gainesville
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0061
                                                                                        $69,224
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The Human Virome as Trace Evidence in Forensic Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0025
                                                                                        $698,382
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        McCrone Research Institute
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0145
                                                                                        $289,126
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The Douglas County Nebraska Forensic Science Improvement Program
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Douglas County
                                                                                        NE
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0013
                                                                                        $91,810
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        The development of objective approach to the characterization and interpretation of paint evidence by SEM/EDS
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICROTRACE LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0027
                                                                                        $594,920
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        The Cleveland & Cuyahoga County Forensic Labortory Merger
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Cleveland
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0071
                                                                                        $173,864
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The City of Charleston Police Department's Forensic Science Technology Inprovement Initiative
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Charleston
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2012-CD-BX-0067
                                                                                        $114,837
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        The award is distributed among four of the stat's five medical examiners to facilitate improvement of forensic investigation capacity as approved by the state's forensic Investigations council.
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        Washington Department of Commerce
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0018
                                                                                        $201,211
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        The Analysis of Trace Forensic Evidence Using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Differentiating Fibers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        St. Olaf College
                                                                                        MN
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K020
                                                                                        $113,858
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The addition of temporary staff to process a backlog of 555 latent prints at the City of Tacoma's Forensic Laboratory.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Tacoma
                                                                                        WA
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0059
                                                                                        $68,080
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Tennessee's Activities Under The Paul Coverdell National Science Forensic Sciences Improvement Act FY 09-10
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2009-CD-BX-0017
                                                                                        $323,941
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Science Forensic Sciences Improvement Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0014
                                                                                        $464,491
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Tennessee's Activities under the Paul Coverdell National Science Forensic Sciences Improvement Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2011.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        State of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0031
                                                                                        $387,481
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Technology Improvements for the Medical Examiner's Office in District 10, Florida
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        District 10 Medical Examiner
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0072
                                                                                        $60,140
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Technical Improvements to the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0072
                                                                                        $95,000
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Technical Improvements for Broward County Medical Examiners
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Broward County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0031
                                                                                        $94,911
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Tarrant County Medical Examiner/Forensic Laboratory LIMS Enhancement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Tarrant County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-CD-BX-0098
                                                                                        $109,740
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Tarrant County Histology Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Tarrant County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-CD-BX-0077
                                                                                        $67,136
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Surveying the Total Microbiome as Trace Evidence for Forensic Identification
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0196
                                                                                        $637,735
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Support of Forensic Analysis of Computers and other Digital Media
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        County of Fairfax
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0034
                                                                                        $94,435
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Supplies, Equipment, and Training Upgrade Program (SETUP)
                                                                                        Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement
                                                                                        City of Grand Rapids
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        2005-DN-BX-0096
                                                                                        $45,420
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Suffolk County Forensic Analysis Quality and Timeliness Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        County of Suffolk
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0062
                                                                                        $52,582
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Strengthening the evaluation and interpretation of glass evidence using statistical analysis of collection sets and databases of refractive index and elemental data (uXRF, ICP-MS and LA-ICP-MS)
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The Florida International University Board of Trustees
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K049
                                                                                        $230,471
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
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