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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.
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Subtopic: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Number of Awards: 2,575
Total Amount Awarded: $1,348,165,038

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2005 Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program for Allegheny County Coroner Forensic Science Laboratory, National Institute of Justice, fiscal year January thru December. Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County PA 2005-DN-BX-K054 $67,775 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Allegheny County PA 2005-DA-BX-K110 $101,627 Closed
2013 FY13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2013-DN-BX-0085 $294,049 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner Forensic Laboratory NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2010-DN-BX-K065 $283,541 Closed
2009 FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2009-DN-BX-K125 $283,882 Closed
2011 FY11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2011-DN-BX-K419 $341,929 Closed
2012 FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Allegheny County Pennsylvania NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2012-DN-BX-0055 $290,221 Closed
2008 2008 Forensic DNA Efficiency Improvement Project NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement ALLEGHENY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA PA 2008-DN-BX-K191 $382,309 Closed
2015 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Allegheny County Pennsylvania PA 2015-DN-BX-0110 $271,948 Closed
2008 Development of Methods for Estimating Postmortem Internal and Body relocation based on Biomarkers of Human Decomposition Ecology NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals American Registry of Patholgoy MD 2008-DN-BX-K165 $270,390 Closed
2010 Maximizing DNA Testing Potential with the Generation of High-Quality Genome Reference Data NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development American Registry of Pathology MD 2011-MU-MU-K402 $1,860,808 Closed
2010 Characterization of X Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Markers for Forensic Use NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development American Registry of Pathology MD 2011-DN-BX-K401 $81,567 Closed
2000 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards American Registry of Pathology MD 2000-IJ-CX-K010 $219,470 Closed
2003 Mitochondrial DNA genome sequencing and SNP assay development for increased power of discrimination. National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards American Registry of Pathology MD 2000-IJ-CX-K010 $579,488 Closed
2000 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime American Registry of Pathology MD 2000-IJ-CX-K010 $465,082 Closed
2007 MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007 Ames Laboratory (DOE) 2008-DN-R-038 $685,000 Closed
2008 Using DNA to Solve Cold Case Investigations NIJ FY 08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Anchorage Police Department AK 2008-DN-BX-K211 $500,000 Closed
2014 Anne Arundel County - Solving Cold Cases with DNA Review and Analysis NIJ FY 14 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2014-DN-BX-K071 $143,539 Closed
2012 FY 2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Anne Arundel County Police Department Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2012-DN-BX-0031 $109,845 Closed
2013 FY13 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Anne Arundel County Police Department Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2013-DN-BX-0052 $158,065 Closed
2009 FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction- Anne Arundel Co. PD Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2009-DN-BX-K055 $132,000 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Anne Arundel County, Maryland Police Department Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2010-DN-BX-K126 $135,682 Closed
2011 FY 2011 DNA Backlog Reduction Program- Anne Arundel County Police Department Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2011-DN-BX-K435 $184,709 Closed
2015 FY-15 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Anne Arundel County Police Department Crime Laboratory NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2015-DN-BX-0069 $132,516 Closed
2005 FY-2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - Anne Arundel County Police Crime Lab DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Anne Arundel County, Maryland MD 2005-DA-BX-K005 $45,980 Closed