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 Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2009	2009 UNTHSC Training Proposal	NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth	TX	2009-DN-BX-K184	$886,958	Closed
2016	A Comprehensive Test of the Methods and Models Used to Assign Geographic Origin to Human Skeletal Remains With Stable Isotope Data	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IsoForensics, Inc.	UT	2016-DN-BX-0157	$268,648	Closed
2017	A Dental Anthropological Databank for Use in the Statistical Estimation of Ancestry and Sex in Forensic Anthropology	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	NV	2017-DN-BX-0143	$422,514	Closed
2015	A Macromorphoscopic Databank: Establishing the Statistical Analysis of Macromorphoscopic Data in Forensic Anthropology	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Michigan State University	MI	2015-DN-BX-K012	$423,959	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
2012	A Multi-Modal Method for Determining the Postmortem Interval in Juvenile Remains and Assessing Skeletal Health	NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	North Carolina State University	NC	2012-DN-BX-K049	$270,877	Closed
2013	A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Tennessee	TN	2013-DN-BX-K037	$226,382	Closed
2019	A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-R2-CX-0050	$150,000	Closed
2015	A Predictive Knowledgebase Linking Microbial Signatures to Human Lifestyle Characteristics	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UChicago Argonne, LLC	IL	2015-DN-BX-K030	$564,735	Closed
2008	A Radiographic Database for Estimating Biological Parameters in Modern Subadults	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Anthropology and Odontology: Invited Full Proposals	Mercyhurst College	PA	2008-DN-BX-K152	$293,924	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
2020	A Virtual Anthropological Approach to the Study of Commingled Human Remains	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2020-R2-CX-0025	$138,704	Past Project Period End Date
2014	Adult Age Estimated From New Skeletal Traits And Enhanced Computer-Based Transition Analysis	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK	PA	2014-DN-BX-K007	$501,047	Closed
2020	An examination of musculoskeletal markers in modern populations for forensic analysis and identification purposes	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2020-R2-CX-0042	$150,000	Open
2015	An Interactive Morphological Database for Estimating Sex in Modern Adults	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Mercyhurst University	PA	2015-DN-BX-K014	$126,871	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
2016	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 Date
2017	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$7,455,832	Past Project Period End Date
2018	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)	NIJ FY18 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$5,000,000	Past Project Period End Date
2019	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)	NIJ FY19 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$5,500,000	Past Project Period End Date
2020	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)	NIJ Fiscal Year 2020 Continuations	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$4,288,461	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)		UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH	TX	2016-MU-BX-K007	$3,341,165	Past Project Period End Date
2014	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of North Texas Health Science Center	TX	2011-MU-BX-K063	$3,750,000	Closed
2015	Application for Funding to Support the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program	NIJ FY 15 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	2011-MU-BX-K063	$5,000,000	Closed
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open