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: 44
Total Amount Awarded: $20,317,455

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2020	Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation (Subaward to grant 2020-R2-CX-0047)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0005	$27,287	Closed
2019	Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007	$99,865	Closed
2016	Lightweight Impact-Resistant and Flame-Retardant Materials: Lessons from Biology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Regents of the University of California	CA	2016-R2-CX-0015	$48,391	Closed
2016	Personal Telemetry Using Wireless Body Area Networks	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Regents of the University of California, Irvine	CA	2016-R2-CX-0014	$47,783	Closed
2009	Statistical Assessment of the Probability of Correct identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Analysis	NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	University of Central Florida	FL	2009-DN-BX-K227	$415,992	Closed
2006	Characterization of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Synthetic By-Products for Source and Route Determination	NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications	University of Central Florida	FL	2006-DN-BX-K009	$257,134	Closed
2008	Application of Chemometrics for the Identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Samples	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K069	$242,281	Closed
2008	Ignition Studies	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K166	$308,155	Closed
2011	Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The University of Central Florida	FL	2011-DN-BX-K539	$470,545	Closed
2008	The Creation of a Thermal Properties Database	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals	University of Central Florida	FL	2008-DN-BX-K167	$288,762	Closed
2015	Substrate Pyrolysis Database Expansion, Evaluation and Use	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2015-DN-BX-K051	$396,719	Closed
2017	Development and Implementation of a Fire Debris Inference Validation Database: Moving to Probabilistic Statements of the Strength of the Evidence	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0023	$496,976	Closed
2019	Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	2019-DU-BX-0016	$321,025	Closed
2007	NIJ Support of TWGFEX/SWGDE Projects & Activities (2007-2008)	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	University of Central Florida (UCF)	FL	2008-IJ-CX-K401	$656,719	Closed
2022	Enhanced Ignitable Liquid and Substrate Database Functionality for Improved Casework and Research.	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-04421-SLFO	$289,496	Open
2015	Study of the Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns and electrical system Damage in Single Family Homes Incorporating Modern Construction Practices	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Underwriters Laboratories Inc.	IL	2015-DN-BX-K052	$999,081	Closed
2017	Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques With Furniture Fueled Fires	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC	IL	2017-DN-BX-0163	$570,790	Closed
2019	Development of an Interactive Database of Contemporary Material Properties for Computer Fire Modeling	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC	IL	2019-DU-BX-0018	$583,545	Closed
2010	Development of a Sampling System to Stabilize Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations	The Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2010-DN-BX-K036	$239,025	Closed
2017	Electrochemical Paper-based Sensors for the Trace Detection of Explosives Compounds in a Crime Scene	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-DN-BX-0172	$229,923	Past Project Period End Date
2023	Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY	KY	15PNIJ-23-GG-04204-RESS	$290,289	Open
2018	Post-Blast Explosives Attribution	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	MA	2018-DU-BX-0193	$599,738	Declined
2008	Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Liquid Fuel Spill Fires	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson: Invited Full Proposals	Jensen Hughes, Inc.	MD	2008-DN-BX-K168	$239,165	Closed
2010	Electrical Fires' Forensic Signatures of Fire Cause Events	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Jensen Hughes, Inc.	MD	2010-DN-BX-K218	$325,715	Closed
2007	Fire Dynamics and Forensic Analysis of Limited Ventilation Compartment Fires	NIJ FY 07 Research and Development in Fire and Arson Investigation: Invited Full Proposals	Jensen Hughes, Inc.	MD	2007-DN-BX-K240	$227,443	Closed