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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Number of Awards: 147
Total Amount Awarded: $96,828,206

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2008	HCME Anthropology Division Metric Research in Forensic Cutmark Interpretation	NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences	County of Hrris, Texas	TX	2008-NI-CX-0004	$5,120	Closed
2006	A Test of the Lamendin Age Estimation Method	NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications	Research Foundation on behalf of SUNY College at Oswego	NY	2006-DN-BX-K035	$6,915	Closed
2014	The Evaluation and Refinement of Nonmetric Sex and Ancestry Assessment Methods in Japanese and Thai Individuals	NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The University of Tennessee	TN	2014-DN-BX-0002	$16,490	Closed
2006	Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007	The University of Tennessee	TN	2007-DN-BX-0004	$20,000	Closed
2006	Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2007	The University of Tennessee	TN	2007-DN-BX-0013	$20,000	Closed
2010	Independent Validation Test of Microscopic Analysis of Saw Marks in Bone	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	County of Hrris, Texas	TX	2010-DN-BX-K235	$26,409	Closed
2016	The Combination of Cranial Morphoscopic and Dental Morphological Methods to Improve the Forensic Estimation of Ancestry	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Board of Regents, NSHE obo University of Nevada, Reno	NV	2016-DN-BX-0003	$31,974	Closed
2003	Eval of Stature Est. from the Database for Forensic Anthropology	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	University of Tennessee - Knoxville	TN	2003-IJ-CX-K106	$34,978	Closed
2004	Improvement of Forensic Dental Identification Services in the Office of the Medical Examiner, Greenville, SC	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	Greenville County Medical Examiner	SC	2004-DN-BX-0208	$35,233	Closed
2017	Increasing identifications of deceased border crossers: investigating spatial and skeletal attributes of migrant deaths	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	Michigan State University	MI	2017-IJ-CX-0002	$36,148	Closed
2015	An Investigation into the genetic basis of human facial morphology and its prediction from DNA, using a globally distributed panel of individuals from the US and Europe.	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-R2-CX-0023	$37,788	Closed
2015	Skeletal Age Estimation in Modern U.S. Adults: The Effects of Activity, Body Mass, and Osteoarthritis on Age-Related Changes in the Acetabulum	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	University of Florida Board of Trustees	FL	2015-R2-CX-0009	$42,671	Closed
2009	Microscopic Analysis of Sharp Force Trauma in Bone and Cartilage	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	City of New York	NY	2009-DN-BX-K238	$45,078	Closed
2017	Sex and Ancestry Estimation Methods in Modern Filipino Crania	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	IL	2017-IJ-CX-0008	$47,451	Closed
2016	Developing forensic epigenomic age-estimation tools for diverse populations	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Research Foundation for the State University of New York	NY	2016-DN-BX-0011	$49,653	Closed
2010	Proposal to Provide Essential Forensic Anthropology Services for All Agencies in Washington State	FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	King County	WA	2010-CD-BX-0094	$66,531	Closed
2010	Project Identification: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals	NIJ FY 10 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Texas State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K464	$73,742	Closed
2013	Forensic Anthropology Fellowship Training Program	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Harris County	TX	2013-CD-BX-0071	$74,147	Closed
2008	Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	University of West Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K164	$77,583	Closed
2009	Project IDENTIFICATION: Developing Accurate Identification Criteria for Hispanic Individuals	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Texas State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K464	$77,583	Closed
2023	Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	MI	15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS	$78,656	Open
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
2019	Blunt Force Trauma to the Ribs: Creating Predictive Models	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER ED	NV	2019-R2-CX-0047	$100,000	Closed
2020	Developing Subadult Sex Estimation Standards Using Adult Morphological Sex Traits and an Ontogenetic Approach	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	NV	2020-R2-CX-0024	$100,000	Closed
2020	A Multi-Methodological Approach to Estimating Ancestry and Sex in Asian Groups for Forensic Casework	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	NV	2020-R2-CX-0020	$100,000	Closed