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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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                                                  Title
                                                  Original SolicitationSort ascending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2023
                                                                                        Capturing nuclear DNA from hair shafts
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04209-DNAX
                                                                                        $413,504
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO
                                                                                        $467,325
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU
                                                                                        $408,987
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Democratizing investigative genetic genealogy
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04213-DNAX
                                                                                        $759,008
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX
                                                                                        $494,268
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS
                                                                                        $229,454
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Quantitative and visual prediction of eye, hair and skin color from DNA
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04206-RESS
                                                                                        $980,527
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        The Low-Down on Methamphetamine Isomers: Prevalence and Pharmacology in Humans
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
                                                                                        WI
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04216-MUMU
                                                                                        $1,042,225
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Quantitative Assessment of Fracture Characteristics in Blunt Force Skeletal Trauma for Forensic Interpretations
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
                                                                                        OH
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04219-SLFO
                                                                                        $818,054
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO
                                                                                        $564,733
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Quantification of psychotropic cannabinoids in newly emerging hemp-derived products and evaluation of their stability and interconversion during storage
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04234-RESS
                                                                                        $251,505
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
                                                                                        TN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO
                                                                                        $351,078
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        SD
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU
                                                                                        $612,286
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MI
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS
                                                                                        $262,678
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Research and Development of an Approach for Non-invasive Determination of Cannabis Ingestion for Forensic Science Purposes
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04236-RESS
                                                                                        $291,801
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Meeting National Safety Council Recommendations: Accurate Rapid Tests and Laboratory Confirmation Procedures for Fentanyl and Prevalent Opioids in Oral Fluid
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        9 DELTA ANALYTICAL, LLC
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04233-RESS
                                                                                        $434,500
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        NOBLIS, INC.
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU
                                                                                        $872,282
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO
                                                                                        $392,196
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Quantifying the strength of support in fingerprint casework comparisons
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04227-SLFO
                                                                                        $609,185
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Comparison of Examiner Conclusions with Score-based Likelihood Ratios for Cartridge Case Evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        GRANT13861154
                                                                                        $409,578
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Study of Factors Influencing Mass Spectral Data Comparison
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        STATE POLICE, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01428-RESS
                                                                                        $69,835
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS
                                                                                        $441,886
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU
                                                                                        $371,593
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Luxon Ion Source for Rapid Screening in Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-01419-RESS
                                                                                        $319,172
                                                                                        Open
  
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