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: 52
Total Amount Awarded: $28,222,997

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2023	Developing a Portable and Fast Opioid Assessment Tool for Improved Field Decision-Making	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	MI	15PNIJ-23-GG-04225-RESS	$308,002	Open
2023	Optimizing Analytical Parameters for Detection of Chronic and Single Dose Drug Exposure in Forensic Hair Analysis	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04208-MUMU	$431,892	Open
2023	Understanding the Scope and Nature of Forced Criminality in the United States	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-01927-HT	$997,729	Open
2022	Non-contact detection of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids: Towards a generalized approach to the detection of dangerous drug clases	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-04418-RESS	$642,632	Open
2022	Research and Development Using High-level Quantum Chemistry Calculations for the Creation of a Rapid Field Test for the Identification and Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	15PNIJ-22-GG-04423-SLFO	$604,176	Open
2021	Examining the multifaceted impacts of drug decriminalization on public safety, law enforcement, and prosecutorial discretion	NIJ Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice, Fiscal Year 2021	PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY	OR	15PNIJ-21-GG-02804-RESS	$495,596	Open
2019	Detecting Fentanyl and Major Players in Darknet Drug Markets by Analyzing Drug Networks and Developing a Threat Assessment Tool	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	NY	2019-R2-CX-0018	$598,637	Closed
2019	Prevalence of Fentanyl and Its Analogues in a Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing Population	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2019-R2-CX-0017	$239,196	Closed
2019	Third Party Policing: A Randomized Field Trial to Assess Drug Crime Reduction and Police-Hotel Partnerships in Anne Arundel County, MD	Research and Evaluation on Policing, FY 2019	POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM	DC	2019-R2-CX-0026	$597,452	Open
2019	Using Social Network and Spatial Analysis to Understand and Address Fentanyl Distribution Networks in Americas Largest Port City	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019	CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH RESEARCH FOUNDATION	CA	2019-R2-CX-0020	$995,490	Open
2019	What You Can't Buy, Can't Kill You	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	AL	2019-R2-CX-0019	$641,016	Closed
2018	Detection and Identification of Psychoactive Material Based On SPME-facilitated DART-MS-derived Headspace Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2018-R2-CX-0012	$100,000	Closed
2018	Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2018-75-CX-0005	$341,883	Closed
2017	Delaware Opiate Metric Intelligence Project	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017	UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE	DE	2017-IJ-CX-0016	$588,717	Closed
2017	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$48,907	Closed
2017	Development of Advanced Computation and Geographic Visualization Methods for Geospatial and Temporal Strategic Risk Assessment of Crime	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	CA	2016-R2-CX-0020	$50,000	Closed
2016	Developing Methods for Assessing Outcomes of Law and Policy on Drug Trafficking Offenders, Organizations, and Criminal Justice Responses	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	ABT ASSOCIATES INC.	MA	2016-R2-CX-K001	$999,887	Closed
2016	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2016	Development of Advanced Computational and Geographic Visualization Methods for Geospatial and Temporal Strategic Risk Assessment of Crime	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	CA	2016-R2-CX-0020	$50,000	Closed
2016	Drugs, DUI, and Crime? What Are the Effects of Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado?	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0008	$32,000	Closed
2015	Development of a Comprehensive Genetic Tool for Identification of Cannabis Sativa Samples for Forensic and Intelligence Purposes	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2015	Tennessee's FFY 2015 DBRG Program	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	Tennessee Bureau of Investigations	TN	2015-DN-BX-0116	$2,162,375	Closed
2014	Area 2: Reducing Crime for Girl in the Juvenile Justice System through Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships	NIJ FY 14 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NY	2014-IJ-CX-0044	$645,456	Closed
2014	Substance Abuse Treatment as a Mechanism to Reduce Drug Abuse and Crime	NIJ FY 14 Data Resources Program 2014: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data	National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.	MA	2014-R2-CX-0015	$39,996	Closed
2013	Aptamer-Based, Exonuclease-Amplified, Paper Device for Point of Collection Screening of Cocaine and Methamphetamine in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Florida International University	FL	2013-DN-BX-K032	$352,223	Closed