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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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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  StateSort descending
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        RECOVERY OF DEFACED SERIAL NUMBERS USING INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Idaho State University
                                                                                        ID
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0017
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks using GelSight-Based 3D Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K012
                                                                                        $190,400
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation of Toolmark Imaging, Virtual Casing Comparison, and In-Lab Verification for Firearms Forensics
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K032
                                                                                        $217,450
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Evaluation of 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm Forensics within the Crime Lab
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0216
                                                                                        $198,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Firearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-IJ-CX-0024
                                                                                        $196,415
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0163
                                                                                        $570,790
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Expanding the Scope and Efficiency of 3D Surface Topography Analysis in Firearm Forensics
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        CADRE RESEARCH LABS (ILLINOIS) LLC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0012
                                                                                        $194,505
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        Probability of a Match in Bitemarks
                                                                                        NIJ/Office of Science and Technology Continuations
                                                                                        Institute for Forensic Imaging
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2006-DN-BX-K252
                                                                                        $96,903
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        The information content of friction ridge impressions as revealed by human experts
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
                                                                                        Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2009-DN-BX-K226
                                                                                        $424,285
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2005
                                                                                        Adding human expertise to the quantitative analysis of fingerprints
                                                                                        Friction Ridge Analysis Research
                                                                                        Indiana University
                                                                                        IN
                                                                                        2005-MU-BX-K076
                                                                                        $431,255
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        Furthering Understanding of Forensic Units: A Detailed Examination of Louisville Metro Police Dept.'s CSU
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        University of Louisville Research Foundation
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0006
                                                                                        $32,000
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04204-RESS
                                                                                        $290,289
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Imaging and Analysis of Striated and Impressed Tool Marks for Firearm Identification using GelSight
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-K005
                                                                                        $193,000
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Mobile Fingerprint Capture
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
                                                                                        University of Massachusetts Lowell
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-K021
                                                                                        $354,357
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        Applied Research and Development of a Three-dimensional Topography System for Firearm Identification using GelSight
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Cadre Research Labs, LLC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2012-DN-BX-K058
                                                                                        $200,000
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Body fluid analysis by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for forensic applications
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Trustees of Boston University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K021
                                                                                        $403,397
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Deep Multi-Factor Forensic Face Recognition
                                                                                        NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2016-R2-CX-0013
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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