U.S. flag
      An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.
        Here's how you know
      Here's how you know**Official websites use .gov**
            
            A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
      **Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
            
            A **lock** (
            A locked padlock
            ) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Menu

      
        close

            
            
                                              About NIJ
        
                    
  
          About NIJ
      
    
          The NIJ Director
          How NIJ Is Organized
          Mission and Guiding Principles
          Strategic Framework
          Research and Development Process
          Assessments of NIJ
          Annual Reports & Reports to Congress
          Staff Directory
          Funding & Awards
        
                    
  
          Funding & Awards
      
    
          Current Funding
          Forthcoming Funding
          Expired Funding
          Awards: Listing of Funded Projects
          Guidance for Applicants and Awardees
          Fellowship & Student Programs
          Travel Scholarships
          NIJ Challenge Program
          Library & Multimedia
        
                    
  
          Library & Multimedia
      
    
          NIJ Journal
          Podcasts
          Publications Listing
          Multimedia Listing
          Rated Practices on CrimeSolutions
          Rated Programs on CrimeSolutions
          Software & Databases
          Datasets
          Patents
          Topics
        
                    
  
          Topics
      
    
          Article Listing
          Corrections
          Courts
          Crime Prevention
          Crimes
          Drugs and Crime
          Equipment and Technology
          Forensic Sciences
          Youth Justice
          Justice System Reform
          Law Enforcement
          Tribal Crime and Justice
          Victims of Crime
          Events
        
                    
  
          Events
      
    
          NIJ 2024 Research Conference
          Scheduled Events
          On-Demand Events
          Research Meetings & Workshops
          NIJ-Hosted Online Training

                            
                                About
          Contact Us
          Subscribe
          Topics A-Z
                  Share
FacebookXLinkedInRedditPinterestEmail Home
                            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

  Showing Results For:

  Subtopic: Pattern evidence
**Number of Awards:** 206**Total Amount Awarded:** $97,866,428
        Use Search Filters
Select Filters
    Award Status
          Filter this list by Award status
    - Any -OpenClosedAwarded, but not yet acceptedNo AwardDeclinedPast Project Period End Date
State
        - Any -AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasArmed Forces (AA)Armed Forces (AE)Armed Forces (AP)CaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMicronesiaMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandsVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Funding Category
        - Any -CompetitiveCompetitive DiscretionaryFormulaContinuationNon-CompetitiveNoncompetitive
Served Nationally
        - Any -YesNo
Topic
        - Any -CorrectionsCourtsCrimeCrime preventionDrugsForensic sciencesJustice system reformLaw enforcementTribal justiceVictims of crime
  Enter search criteria
    Fiscal Year
          Filter this list by Fiscal Year. Separate multiple years with a space.
Keyword(s)
          Filter the list by keywords, Award ID, Award Contact
Awardee Name
City
  Submit all selections
Clear selections
                              Pagination
    First page
            « First
      
                                Previous page
              ‹ Previous
                                    ...
                          Page6
              Current page7
              Page8
                  
                                Next page
              Next ›
                                  Last page
            Last »Funded Awards
        FY
                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  StateSort descending
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program: Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Ohio Attorney General
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0050
                                                                                        $823,470
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Improving the PDQ database to Enhance Investigative Lead Information from Automotive Parts
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Oklahoma State University
                                                                                        OK
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K059
                                                                                        $439,842
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Application of spatial statistics to latent print identifications: Towards improved forensic science methodologies
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Western Oregon University
                                                                                        OR
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K228
                                                                                        $685,754
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Improving the Understanding and the Reliability of the Concept of "Sufficiency" in Friction ridge Examination
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        The Pennsylvania State University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K267
                                                                                        $479,412
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Acquisition of Fingerprint Topology using Columnar Thin Films
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        The Pennsylvania State University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K232
                                                                                        $470,216
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Development of Novel 1,2-Indanedione Fingerprint Reagents
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program
                                                                                        Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2012-IJ-CX-0019
                                                                                        $25,000
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        HandShot ID: A Fast 3-D Imaging System for Capturing Fingerprints, Palm Prints and Hand Geometry
                                                                                        FAST CAPTURE FINGERPRINT/PALM PRINT TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        Carnegie Mellon University
                                                                                        PA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K046
                                                                                        $773,341
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Evaluation of Statistical Measures for Fiber Comparisons:Interlaboratory Studies and Forensic Databases
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        University of South Carolina Research Foundation
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K220
                                                                                        $489,049
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Foundational Research into the Quantification of the Value of Forensic Evidence for Complex Evidential Forms arising from Impression and Pattern Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        South Dakota State University
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K088
                                                                                        $780,301
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development and Properties of Kernel-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        South Dakota State University
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0028
                                                                                        $33,513
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Development of a probabilistic multiclass model selection algorithm for high-dimension and complex data encountered in forensic pattern and trace evidence.
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0010
                                                                                        $149,942
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Cultivating Methods to Enhance the Quality of Aged Fingerprints Developed by Cyanoacrylate Fuming
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Impression Evidence Solicitation: Invited Full Applications
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K031
                                                                                        $126,505
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Specialized Crime Scene Investigator Training in Forensic Digital Photography, Crime Scene Mapping, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Shooting Scene Reconstruction
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K567
                                                                                        $450,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Developing Methods to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K202
                                                                                        $258,816
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Combined Temperature and Humidity Control to Tune Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        The University of Tennessee
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-K015
                                                                                        $264,842
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FlashScan3D, LLC
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $364,830
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Gunshot Residue in a Non-Firearm-Related Detainee Population
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Harris County
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K222
                                                                                        $88,837
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        The use of Infrared imaging, a robust matching engine and associated algorithyms to enhance identification of both 2D and 3D impressions. Phase 1
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Impression Evidence: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        SED Technology LLC
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K169
                                                                                        $295,247
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        SSBT CoE Contactless Finger Print Technologies Assessment Version 2 (Part B)
                                                                                        FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-ZD-CX-K001
                                                                                        $359,608
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Quantifying the Effects of Database Size and Sample Quality on Measures of Individualization Validity and Accuracy in Forensics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        George Mason University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K234
                                                                                        $974,981
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        ACEware Latent Fingerprint Identification Research and Software Development.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Noblis, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K011
                                                                                        $499,942
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency: Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail Quality and the Foundation for a Standard
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K229
                                                                                        $854,907
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Differential Sampling of Footwear to Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles from Background Noise
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Stoney Forensic, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K011
                                                                                        $390,208
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Provide Labs and Examiners a Capability to Match Infrared Images of Firing Pin Impressions, Deformed bullets matched to test fires, and the validated capability to match images to large data base.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Impression Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        SED Technology LLC
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K262
                                                                                        $729,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
        Pagination
    First page
            « First
      
                                Previous page
              ‹ Previous
                                    ...
                          Page6
              Current page7
              Page8
                  
                                Next page
              Next ›
                                  Last page
            Last »
 Top

      National Institute of Justice

        
        
                        About NIJ
                    About NIJ
      
    
                  How NIJ Is Organized
      
    
                  NIJ Director
      
    
                  Research Disclaimer
      
    
                  Funding & Awards
                    Funding & Awards Home
      
    
                  Awards Listing
      
    
                  Current Funding
      
    
                  Guidance for Applicants and Awardees
      
    
                  Resources
                    Events
      
    
                  Podcasts
      
    
                  Publications
      
    
                  Topics
      
    
                  Multimedia
      
    
                  Reuse Policy
      
    
                  Contacts
                    Contact NIJ
      
    
                  Staff Directory
      
    
                  Submit a FOIA Request
      
    
                  File a Civil Rights ComplaintFacebook
          
                      X
          
                      YouTube
  

      810 7th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20531
      
              Secondary Footer link menu
            Accessibility
              Plain Language
              Privacy Policy
              Legal Policies and Disclaimer
              No FEAR Act
              Freedom of Information Act
              USA.gov
              Justice.gov