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                            Funding & Awards
 Awards: Listing of Funded Projects
        

                          Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice. Description

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**Number of Awards:** 1,090**Total Amount Awarded:** $261,810,156
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2019
                                                                                        Identification of Blunt Force Traumatic Fractures in Burned Bone
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        2019-75-CX-0019
                                                                                        $212,738
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2013
                                                                                        Anthropological Methods for DNA Analysis of the Missing and Unidentified Children Located at the Former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $423,528
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Florida Missing and Unidentified Persons Cold Case Program
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of South Florida
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K041
                                                                                        $386,537
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Human Identification from Computed Tomography Derived 3D Models using Part-to-Part Comparison Analysis
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
                                                                                        FL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0031
                                                                                        $536,181
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2018
                                                                                        Software tool and methodology for enhancement of unidentified decedent systems with postmortem automatic iris recognition
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0215
                                                                                        $642,979
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
                                                                                        National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-MU-BX-K007
                                                                                        $4,700,000
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2004
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center, DNA Identity Laboratory
Project: DNA Testing of Unidentified Remains, Fiscal Year 2004
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K212
                                                                                        $750,000
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Field test of current technology used in the identification of unidentified remains.
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K214
                                                                                        $249,902
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        UNTHSC Proposal for the Management and Support of the National Missing and Unidentified Person System
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2011-MU-BX-K063
                                                                                        $2,600,000
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing, Fiscal Year 2013
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $800,000
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K057
                                                                                        $1,925,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        NIJ FY15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K070
                                                                                        $2,238,750
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification.
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K001
                                                                                        $727,072
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Standardized Sample Collection Kit for Unidentified Remains and Relatives of
Missing Persons
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        University of North Texas Health Science Center
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2004-DN-BX-K213
                                                                                        $415,493
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Forensic Death Investigation Training
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
                                                                                        University of North Dakota
                                                                                        ND
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K263
                                                                                        $999,876
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Facilitating Forensic Research in Multiple Fields Using a Unique Computed Tomography Dataset
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0144
                                                                                        $702,654
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Investigation of the Impact of Body Temperature and Post-Mortem Interval on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Unfixed Tissue
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K019
                                                                                        $574,868
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        Investigation of Post-Mortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Intraneural Hemorrhage
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2013-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $498,616
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Improving and Evaluating Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Investigation of Fatalities Involving Suspected Head Trauma
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0173
                                                                                        $714,891
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K002
                                                                                        $619,325
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Understanding the Pathology of Homicidal Pediatric Blunt Neurotrauma through Correlation of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Images with Histopathology
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
                                                                                        NM
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0145
                                                                                        $598,632
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Biomechanical Investigation of the Effect of Bone Disorders on Pediatric Femur Fracture Potential
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K018
                                                                                        $533,978
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Development of a Computer Simulation Model to Predict Potential Bruising Patterns Associated with Common Childhood Falls
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K006
                                                                                        $377,187
                                                                                        Closed
  
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