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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:** 2,248**Total Amount Awarded:** $771,593,149
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2008
                                                                                        Video Evidence Examination Forensic Workstation
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
                                                                                        City of Eau Claire
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        2008-CD-BX-0080
                                                                                        $14,000
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Vibrational Spectroscopy of Gunshot Residue
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0166
                                                                                        $505,278
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K048
                                                                                        $212,875
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Vermont FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Vermont Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        VT
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0007
                                                                                        $96,594
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Verification and evaluation of a miRNA panel for body fluid identification using DNA extracts
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0005
                                                                                        $169,628
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Ventura County District Attorney's Cold Case DNA Pilot Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards
                                                                                        County of Ventura
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2010-DD-BX-K126
                                                                                        $570,000
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Vallejo Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Vallejo
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DD-BX-K309
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Bias in Forensic Signature Identification
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Kentucky State University
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K271
                                                                                        $466,710
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Validation Study of the Utility of Using Total Body Score and Accumulated Degree Days to Determine the Post-Mortem Interval of Human Remains from Three Human Decomposition Research Facilities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Sam Houston State University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K009
                                                                                        $495,853
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Validation of Novel Statistical Approaches for the Interpretation of Trace Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0194
                                                                                        $499,318
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Validation of Illumina's MiSeq FGx NGS Platform for Transition to Casework
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence
                                                                                        City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K005
                                                                                        $150,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Validation of Highly-Specific Protein Markers for the Identification of Biological Stains
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Colorado Seminary, which owns the University of Denver
                                                                                        CO
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K165
                                                                                        $243,427
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Validation of Forensic Characterization and Chemical Identification of Dyes Extracted from Millimeter-length Fibers
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
                                                                                        University of South Carolina Research Foundation
                                                                                        SC
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K245
                                                                                        $451,336
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0044
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Validation of a Probe Capture Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Whole Mitochondrial Genome Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Children''s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K053
                                                                                        $758,184
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Validating Conclusion Scales in the Forensic Sciences
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0212
                                                                                        $249,206
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Utilizing Overtime to Decrease the Latent Fingerprint Backlog
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Oregon State Police
                                                                                        OR
                                                                                        2013-CD-BX-0025
                                                                                        $81,156
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Utilization of microbial structure and function in investigations of criminal justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Mississippi State University
                                                                                        MS
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K008
                                                                                        $843,376
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Utility of Whole-Body CT Imaging in the Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Comparison with and Potential Substitution for Standard Autopsy.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 ORE Elder Abuse
                                                                                        University of Maryland, Baltimore
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-0007
                                                                                        $292,341
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Utility of Postmortem X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) in Supplanting or Supplementing Medicolegal Autopsies
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K205
                                                                                        $895,832
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Utica Police Forensic Programs
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        City of Utica
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0045
                                                                                        $94,942
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Utica Forensic Unit Improvement Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        City of Utica
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0033
                                                                                        $43,975
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Utah State and Local Forensic Digital Evidence Examination Review Net System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Utah Department of Public Safety
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2007-CD-BX-0008
                                                                                        $96,594
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        USVI Department of Justice Forencis Lab Project
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation
                                                                                        Virgin Islands
                                                                                        VI
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-0088
                                                                                        $91,015
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases in Santa Clara
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
                                                                                        City of Santa Clara
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-DN-BX-K305
                                                                                        $324,040
                                                                                        Closed
  
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