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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: Forensic pathology

Number of Awards: 1,090
Total Amount Awarded: $261,810,156

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
2013 Forensic Computer Enhancement NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Charleston SC 2013-CD-BX-0069 $46,000 Closed
2015 Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI) NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0029 $46,008 Closed
2016 Development and Evaluation of miRNA Panels for Body Fluid Identification Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Massively Parallel Sequencing Methods NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Sam Houston State University TX 2016-DN-BX-0001 $47,186 Open
2008 Forensic Science Improvement through Equipment Upgrade NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency IN 2008-CD-BX-0070 $47,331 Closed
2010 Spokane County Medical Examiner Quality Improvement Through Training and Technology FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Spokane County WA 2010-CD-BX-0093 $47,766 Closed
2016 A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Northeastern University MA 2016-DN-BX-0002 $47,833 Open
2005 FY 2005 Coverdell Award: Trained and Reputable Latent Print Examiners Required to Diminish and/or Eliminate Large Case Backlog Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement City of Santa Ana CA 2005-DN-BX-0111 $48,188 Closed
2017 A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Northeastern University MA 2016-DN-BX-0002 $48,818 Open
2009 FY2009 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program St Croix County WI 2009-CD-BX-0064 $49,036 Closed
2012 City of Portland, Oregon Police Bureau Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Portland OR 2012-CD-BX-0031 $49,675 Closed
2016 Microbial Community Succession in Human and Pig Decomposition NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2016-DN-BX-0010 $50,000 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Optimizing Bone Loss Across the Lifespan: The Three-Dimensional Structure of Porosity in the Human Femoral Neck and Rib As a Metric of Bone Fragility NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The Ohio State University OH 2017-MU-CX-0009 $50,000 Closed
2017 Seasonal Effects on Carrion Decomposition and Insect Colonization NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS CA 2017-R2-CX-0004 $50,000 Closed
2017 Soil fungal and nematode community changes as a methodology for determining long-term postmortem interval after cadaver mass loss NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TN 2017-R2-CX-0008 $50,000 Closed
2011 LIMS-Plus Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Project NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program New Hanover, County of NC 2011-CD-BX-0083 $50,005 Closed
2007 Northglenn Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program City of Northglenn CO 2007-CD-BX-0032 $50,520 Closed
2005 Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office Accreditation Project Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Onondaga County Health Department NY 2005-DN-BX-0124 $50,720 Closed
2006 Monroe County (NY) Medical Examiner 2006 Education and Technology Initiation Continuation NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Monroe County NY 2006-DN-BX-0061 $51,034 Closed
2010 Forensic Technology Improvement Project FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Harrison County Sheriff''s Department MS 2010-CD-BX-0066 $51,590 Closed
2006 Metro Crime Lab Ballistic and Toolmark Backlog Reduction Program NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation City of Colorado Springs CO 2006-DN-BX-0025 $51,650 Closed
2004 Improving Forensic Laboratory and Medical Examiner Services- Pinellas County, Florida PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Pinellas County FL 2004-DN-BX-0188 $52,233 Closed
2013 Suffolk County Forensic Analysis Quality and Timeliness Improvement Program NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program County of Suffolk NY 2013-CD-BX-0062 $52,582 Closed
2011 Increased Efficiency of Evidence Screening, Processing, and Reporting for Death Investigations and Crime Scene Processing NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Benton County AR 2011-CD-BX-0102 $53,273 Closed
2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Project FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency IN 2010-CD-BX-0063 $53,500 Closed
2009 MCME (Monroe County Medical Examiner) 2009 Technology, Training, Unidentified Persons, and Accreditation Initiative NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Monroe County NY 2009-CD-BX-0091 $53,613 Closed