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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2009
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-3
                                                                                        $550,615
                                                                                        Open2009
                                                                                        Error Rates for Latent Fingerprinting as a Function ofVisual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        The Regents of the University of California
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K225
                                                                                        $866,674
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Enhanced Visualization of Bloodstains
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques, and Technologies Solicitation: Invited Full Applications
                                                                                        Research Foundation c/o John Jay College
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K026
                                                                                        $123,311
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Enhanced Facial Identification System
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards
                                                                                        New Jersey Institute of Technology
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2007-RG-CX-K011
                                                                                        $128,754
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Empirical Analysis of Saw Mark Characteristics in Human Bone: Meeting Forensic Standards in Dismemberment Cases
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04215-SLFO
                                                                                        $495,637
                                                                                        Open2007
                                                                                        Electronic Fingerprint Development Device "Fuma-Room"
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Research and Development on Crime Scene Tools, Techniques and Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Mountain State University Inc.
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K242
                                                                                        $61,152
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K033
                                                                                        $385,496
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Digitizing Device to Capture Track Impressions
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K145
                                                                                        $253,120
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Differential Quantitative Analysis of Particles from the Contact Surfaces and Recessed Areas of Footwear
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Stoney Forensic, Inc.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0146
                                                                                        $380,323
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        West Virginia University
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0010
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Development of Synthetically Generated LEA Signatures to Generalize Probability of False Positive Identification Estimates
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Intelligent Automation, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K236
                                                                                        $450,969
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Development of next-generation fingermark lifters and on-the-spot visualization devices
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0167
                                                                                        $628,327
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Development of Forensic Tools for Smoke Residue and Deposition Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 Research and Development in Fire and Arson Investigation: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        Jensen Hughes, Inc.
                                                                                        MD
                                                                                        2007-DN-BX-K236
                                                                                        $268,594
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of Dual-Resolution 3D Imaging Device and Software Tools for Shoe and Tire Impression Evidence Collection, Visualization, and Recognition
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        PURDUE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0069
                                                                                        $823,804
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        Development of Computational Methods for the Audio Analysis of Gunshots
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0183
                                                                                        $93,561
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0018
                                                                                        $583,545
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
                                                                                        The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K203
                                                                                        $632,244
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations
                                                                                        Iowa State University of Science and Technology
                                                                                        IA
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K403
                                                                                        $476,187
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Development of a Portable 3D Imaging System for Capturing Shoe and Tire Impressions
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Purdue University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0189
                                                                                        $788,167
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Development of a Mobile, Automated Tool Mark Characterization/Comparison System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Ames Laboratory (DOE)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2011-DN-R-0230-2
                                                                                        $499,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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