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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: Investigations

Number of Awards: 315
Total Amount Awarded: $139,905,300

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Sort ascending Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2023 Internal Affairs Complaint Investigations: A Multi-Site Comparison NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MA 15PNIJ-23-GG-05497-RESS $907,011 Open
2023 Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04205-RESS $229,454 Open
2023 Assessing Solvability Factors in Missing Person Cases: A Mixed-Method Approach NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION NV 15PNIJ-23-GG-01941-RESS $110,998 Open
2022 Improving Strategies for Investigating & Prosecuting Hate Crimes: A National Yet Local Approach NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-22-GG-01000-RESS $994,787 Open
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
2021 Scalable Multiphone Targeted Data Extraction System Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-21-GG-04155-RESS $600,984 Open
2004 POLICE INVESTIGATION OF RAPE: ROADBLOCKS AND SOLUTIONS National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation Ohio University OH 2003-IJ-CX-1027 $149,942 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA in the City of Spartanburg, South Carolina Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Spartanburg SC 2005-DN-BX-K001 $196,112 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases in Arizona With DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Arizona Department of Public Safety AZ 2005-DN-BX-K018 $799,583 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases Using DNA and Other Forensic Examinations Solving Cold Cases with DNA Massachusetts State Police MA 2005-DN-BX-K020 $500,000 Closed
2005 Joliet Police Department Cold Case Task Force Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Joliet IL 2005-DN-BX-K008 $455,301 Closed
2005 Funding of DNA testing for law enforcement in the state of Hawaii, to resolve violent crime "cold cases" and missing person cases. The violent crimes would include, but is not limited to; Homicides a Solving Cold Cases with DNA State of Hawaii HI 2005-DN-BX-K026 $790,276 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Montgomery County MD 2005-DN-BX-K021 $171,159 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA St. Louis County MO 2005-DN-BX-K027 $97,385 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Indiana State Police IN 2005-DN-BX-K028 $728,970 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of North Miami Beach FL 2005-DN-BX-K023 $106,743 Closed
2005 Alameda County Collaborating with the National Institute of Justice to Perform the Necessary Investigative Research to Identify Cold Cases That Can be Solved with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of Alameda, California CA 2005-DN-BX-K007 $430,434 Closed
2005 Solving the Old With the New (Project SON) Solving Cold Cases with DNA City of Fort Lauderdale FL 2005-DN-BX-K022 $435,961 Closed
2005 Maryland State Police Cold Case Project Solving Cold Cases with DNA Maryland State Police MD 2005-DN-BX-K037 $600,624 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA State of Ohio Office of The Attorney General OH 2005-DN-BX-K002 $661,878 Closed
2005 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Solving Cold Cases with DNA Fulton County GA 2005-DN-BX-K017 $714,150 Closed
2005 Pima County Sheriff's Department Cold Case DNA Grant Solving Cold Cases with DNA Pima County Sheriffs Office AZ 2005-DN-BX-K009 $363,751 Closed
2005 "Solving Cold Cases with DNA" Program Solving Cold Cases with DNA San Diego County CA 2005-DN-BX-K034 $472,554 Closed
2005 Unsolved Homicides Unit - Investigations and Forensic Examinations of Orange County's Unsolved Homicides Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of Orange CA 2005-DN-BX-K016 $352,480 Closed
2005 Westchester County DNA Cold Case Initiative Solving Cold Cases with DNA County of Westchester NY 2005-DN-BX-K004 $64,929 Closed