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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:** 206**Total Amount Awarded:** $97,866,428
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                                                  Award Number
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                                                  Status2021
                                                                                        Predictive tools and experiments for blood backspatter: incorporating tissue simulants and muzzle gas interactions
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04195-RESS
                                                                                        $713,519
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics:  Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-MU-MU-0003
                                                                                        $178,080
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Physics and Statistical Models for Physical Match Analysis Utilizing 3D Microscopy of Fracture Surfaces
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0034
                                                                                        $681,664
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Physics and Mathematical Models for Error Quantifications in Comparative 3D Microscopy for Physical Match Analysis
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04141-RESS
                                                                                        $742,590
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles: Influence of Impact Surface Texture, Blood Drop Volume and Blood Drop Velocity
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0033
                                                                                        $272,463
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                                                                                        The University of Mississippi
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0001
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Phase II Analysis of Level III Features at High Resolutions:
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        International Biometric Group, LLC
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K239
                                                                                        $380,254
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Pattern Evidence: Latent Print training program; Track 1: Delivery of Training, SL #000949
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center, Incorporated
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2011-DN-BX-K571
                                                                                        $576,931
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Pattern Evidence: Latent Print Training program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K265
                                                                                        $638,700
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Pattern Evidence Training
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K186
                                                                                        $689,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Orlando Police Department ForensicLaboratory Equipment Upgrade
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Orlando
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0033
                                                                                        $174,963
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Optimization and Statistical Testing of Experimental and Computer Methodologies for Evaluation of the LIT-MIA Thermal Imaging Method for Recovery of Defaced Serial Numbers
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0173
                                                                                        $199,688
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Occurrence and Utility of Latent Print Correspondences that are Insufficient for Identification
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Stoney Forensic, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0060
                                                                                        $883,694
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Novel Quantitative Microscopy of Wet-Powdered Latent Fingermarks of Different Ages
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        GA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0195
                                                                                        $330,007
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        New concept for fingerprint analysis:  bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0009
                                                                                        $49,862
                                                                                        Closed1998
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        University of Central Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        1998-IJ-CX-K003
                                                                                        $1,047,992
                                                                                        Closed2001
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science And Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2001-LT-BX-K004
                                                                                        $160,000
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        National Footwear Database Evaluation
                                                                                        FY 14 NIJ Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-5470
                                                                                        $1,500,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        National Firearms Examiner Academy Forensic Science Training
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2008
                                                                                        Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2008-DNR-122
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Multi-Site Evaluations of Courts on the Frontline:  Systematically Assessing Implementation and Intermediate Outcomes in Veterans Treatment Courts
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems
                                                                                        MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MO
                                                                                        2015-VV-BX-K020
                                                                                        $761,231
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Mobile Fingerprint Capture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Massachusetts Lowell
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K021
                                                                                        $354,357
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Mitigating demographic bias in forensic speaker identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        SRI INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04220-RESS
                                                                                        $553,851
                                                                                        Open2010
                                                                                        Miami-Dade Research Study for the Reliability of the ACE-V Process: Accuracy, Precision, Reproducibility and Repeatability in Latent Fingerprint Examination
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Miami Dade County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K268
                                                                                        $139,530
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Miami-Dade Repeatability and Uniqueness of Striations/Impressions in Bullets Fired in 10 Consecutively Manufactured Glock EBIS Barrels
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Miami Dade County
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K269
                                                                                        $23,896
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Method Development for Objective Physical Matching: Meeting Daubert
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2005
                                                                                        U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Systems Management – Israeli National Police(IAA)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2005-IJ-R-051-3
                                                                                        $25,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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