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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.
Description

Number of Awards: 7,391
Total Amount Awarded: $3,904,954,950

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient Sort descending State Award Number Amount Status
2010 On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K247 $146,055 Closed
2009 Increasing Student and Community Safety NIJ FY09 Building and Enhancing Research Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnerships West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-IJ-CX-0205 $157,388 Closed
2010 Estimating Postmortem Interval: A Molecular Approach NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K180 $462,492 Closed
2015 Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2015-DN-BX-K048 $212,875 Closed
2016 Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2016-DN-BX-0152 $213,735 Closed
2018 Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed? NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-MU-MU-0003 $178,080 Closed
2018 Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-75-CX-0033 $368,415 Closed
2018 Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-DU-BX-0186 $379,394 Closed
2018 Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-75-CX-0032 $985,950 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2017-DN-BX-0161 $378,501 Closed
2019 Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0030 $267,438 Past Project Period End Date
2004 Forensic Hair Examination Workshop and Atlas under the President's DNA Initiative Funding National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $340,000 Closed
2003 Forensic Science Initiative 2003 National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2003-RC-CX-K001 $3,250,125 Closed
2009 Verification anfd Validation of LEAP An Encrypted Disk Drive Forensic Tool NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2007-DN-BX-K126 $100,000 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
2019 Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0015 $326,820 Closed
2009 FY09 Congressionally Selected Funds NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-DI-BX-K012 $4,000,000 Closed
2008 FY08 Congressionally Directed Funds NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2008-DN-BX-K223 $3,554,140 Closed
2005 Enhanced Forensic Mass Spectrometry Methods General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2005-IJ-CX-K014 $169,091 Closed
2001 Forensic ID Training and Research Resources at WVU National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $1,647,583 Closed
2001 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $1,352,417 Closed
2003 West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative Proposals for FY02 Funds National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $4,000,000 Closed
2000 Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2000-DN-VX-K001 $998,801 Closed
2009 WVU Identification Technology Research and Transition Center NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-D1-BX-K105 $1,000,000 Closed
2004 Forensic Science Initiative (FY04) National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $3,957,910 Closed