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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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State: VA,
District: 4

Number of Awards: 86
Total Amount Awarded: $42,354,988

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2022 FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO $141,921 Open
2020 Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2020-DQ-BX-0017 $290,353 Past Project Period End Date
2014 Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in Increasing School Safety for Urban Low-Income Middle Schools NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-CK-BX-0009 $2,660,933 Closed
2016 Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-DN-BX-0148 $91,017 Closed
2023 Evaluation of cell capture and collection from bone NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01944-RESS $55,488 Open
2016 Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2016-DN-BX-K004 $216,225 Closed
2008 Eliminating Forensic Backlog NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Chesterfield County VA 2008-CD-BX-0093 $86,315 Closed
2013 DNA Profiling of Complex Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2013-DN-BX-K033 $385,496 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005 - Virginia Department of Forensic Science DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2005-DA-BX-K029 $621,250 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - FY 2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2004-DN-BX-K167 $431,770 Closed
2008 Development of a Thin Layer Chromatography Method for the Separation of Enantiomers Using Chiral Mobile Phase Additives NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Controlled Substances: Invited Full Proposals Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K140 $49,774 Closed
2022 Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS $170,834 Open
2023 Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS $245,592 Open
2015 Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-K008 $149,504 Closed
2005 Development and Evaluation of a Whole Genome Amplification Method for Accurate Multiplex STR Genotyping of Compromised Forensic Casework Samples Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2005-DA-BX-K002 $225,616 Closed
2015 Developing Empirically-Driven Public Corruption Prevention Strategies NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on White-Collar Crime and Public Corruption Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2015-IJ-CX-0007 $412,108 Closed
2019 Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-DU-BX-0041 $469,468 Closed
2012 Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2012-DN-BX-K017 $309,918 Closed
2011 Cold Case Anaylsis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (CCAT-LEP)
Continuation Project 		NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program Virginia Center for Policing Innovation VA 2011-DN-BX-K566 $373,169 Closed
2007 Cold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence Virginia Center for Policing Innovation VA 2007-IJ-CX-K026 $1,060,001 Closed
2016 Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-DN-BX-0150 $139,233 Closed
2014 Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of a Personal Vaporizer as an Illicit Drug Delivery System NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-R2-CX-K010 $339,126 Closed
2023 Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP $726,360 Open
2019 Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the Biomek® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2019-NE-BX-0002 $250,636 Closed
2016 A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-NE-BX-0002 $676,460 Closed