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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 Status
1997 Ohio Statewide Consortium DNA Grant Ohio Statewide Consortium DNA Grant State of Ohio Office of The Attorney General OH 1997-DN-VX-0009 $367,538 Closed
1998 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards University of Central Florida FL 1998-IJ-CX-K003 $1,047,992 Closed
2000 Assessing Error in PMI Prediction Using a Forensic Entomological Computer Model Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime University of Florida FL 2000-RB-CX-0002 $156,170 Closed
2002 Role of Forensic Science in ID of Mistreatment Deaths Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002 Curators of The University of Missouri MO 2002-IJ-CX-K018 $373,866 Closed
2003 Application of Solid Phase Microextraction Methods for Forensic Toxicological Analysis of Postmortem and Decomposed Samples General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003 Sam Houston State University TX 2003-IJ-CX-K002 $58,264 Closed
2003 Factors That Impact The Determination By Medical Examiners Of Elder Mistreatment As A Cause Of Death In Older Persons National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Baylor College of Medicine TX 2003-IJ-CX-K015 $290,315 Closed
2003 Forensic Lab Improvement for the WV Office of the Chief Medical Examiners Office Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2003-DN-BX-0084 $29,805 Closed
2003 Provide two fellowships to increase the number of qualified forensic examiners and pathologists. Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) Virginia Department of Health VA 2003-DN-BX-0059 $88,691 Closed
2003 Use of LC/MS/MS to Rapidly Perform First-Pass Screening for Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Toxicology Cases General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003 Georgia Bureau of Investigation GA 2003-IJ-CX-K007 $407,451 Closed
2004 Development of Statistical Methods for Estimating a Minimum Postmortem Interval: an evaluation using insect growth data National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2002-LT-BX-4001 $101,467 Closed
2004 Expansion and improvement of quality and timliness of Forensic Pathology services for the University of Texas Medical Branch PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 County Of Galveston Texas And University of Texas Medical Branch TX 2004-DN-BX-0212 $80,233 Closed
2004 Field test of current technology used in the identification of unidentified remains. National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth TX 2004-DN-BX-K214 $249,902 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
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
2004 Institute for Forensic Science: Academic and Educational Programs Development in Forensic Science at Texas Tech National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TX 2003-IJ-CX-K016 $989,477 Closed
2004 Mandatory Reporting of Nursing Home Deaths: Markers for Mistreatment, Effect on Care Quality, and Generalizability National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation Curators of The University of Missouri MO 2004-IJ-CX-1012 $432,061 Closed
2004 Modernizing of Medical Examiner Office PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 University of Iowa NJ 2004-DN-BX-0213 $80,233 Closed
2004 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Forensic Science Improvement PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants DC 2004-DN-BX-0181 $57,052 Closed
2004 Paul Coverdell Application to improve quality and timeliness of forensic services through a partnership pf forensic and medical examiner facilities. PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 - F Department of Public Safety MN 2004-DN-BX-0160 $115,607 Closed
2004 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program FY 2004 Grant Program Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Virginia - Fellow Training Program PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Virginia Department of Health VA 2004-DN-BX-0219 $168,778 Closed
2004 Proposal to improve the quality, timeliness, and criminaljustice system's use of forensic science evidence and specimens in Fulton County, Georgia Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Fulton County Medical Examiner GA 2004-DN-BX-4184 $80,233 Closed
2004 Spokane County Medical Examiner's Improved Forensic Science Program, benefitting Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, funded by the 2004 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, U.S. Depar PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Spokane County WA 2004-DN-BX-0204 $73,633 Closed
2004 Standardized Sample Collection Kit for Unidentified Remains and Relatives of
Missing Persons 		National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology University of North Texas Health Science Center TX 2004-DN-BX-K213 $415,493 Closed
2004 Statewide Death Investigation Network System. The proposed case management system will link all the state's coroners, medical examiners and the state forensics laboratory. The state forensics labora PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 - F Washington Department of Commerce WA 2004-DN-BX-0172 $140,104 Closed
2004 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is submitting this grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to request grant funds under the Paul Coverdell PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Office of The Chief Medical Examiner MD 2004-DN-BX-0198 $80,083 Closed