Project Grant 2020DQBX0028

This Project Grant award of $205,090 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) aims to develop a master set of physical cartridge cases and bullets that can be replicated and distributed to forensic laboratories. This will enable them to validate new three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems for firearm forensics without the need to conduct their own extensive validation studies, which are time- and resource-intensive....

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory will utilize a $386,800 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program to purchase specialized firearms 3D high-capacity imaging and analysis systems and an associated warranty. The laboratory will employ a patented hardware platform and fifteen cartridge case scanning tray capable of scanning multiple calibers of...

This $746,866 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) will fund a comprehensive, multiphasic study to characterize the emerging forensic discipline of hand image comparison. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Establishing a Hand Comparison Working Group (HAND-WG) to provide expert input on the study's approaches Conducting a survey to...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the CFDA 16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program provides $179,968 to Marshall University Research Corporation to conduct research aimed at improving the reliability of data interpretation in forensic fire debris analysis. The research will focus on two key activities: (1) creating a ground truth data set of physical fire debris samples to assess factors...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), provides $872,282 to Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit research organization, to conduct a comprehensive study on the accuracy, efficacy, and reproducibility of muzzle-to-target distance determinations using gunshot residue (GSR) analysis by practicing forensic examiners. The study aims to assist in the standardization of GSR distance...

This $128,425 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742 - Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program) will support the Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) Forensic Services Division in Texas. The funding will be used to purchase and establish a firearm test firing station near the TCSO Forensic Services Division, enabling them to test fire all seized and found guns brought in as evidence. This will allow TCSO to promptly...

This $564,733 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.044 - Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program) aims to provide solutions for enhancing the capacity of law enforcement and forensic scientists to collect, analyze, and interpret gunshot residue (GSR) evidence. The key objectives are to: (a) develop new technology innovations for faster and more accurate GSR detection, including the analysis of organic GSR constituents; (b) enhance the...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice awarded Stoney Forensic, Inc. a $970,337 Project Grant under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The grant funds a research project from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to evaluate the occurrence and associative value of nonidentifiable fingerprints on unfired ammunition in handguns as evidence supporting proof of criminal possession,...

Iballistix, LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 15, 2022 to develop portable ballistic imaging devices through March 31, 2023. Under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve engineering innovation and education, Iballistix will advance hardware and software for next-generation handheld ballistic devices that can match spent shell casings to the weapon that fired them. Specifically, the company will develop a...

This federal Project Grant award of $556,572 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) supports the development of an in-situ method for the detection and confirmatory identification of gunshot residue (GSR) particles on common substrates, including fabrics. The primary goals are to: 1) Develop a fast fluorescence mapping and Raman microspectroscopy method to detect and identify both organic and inorganic...