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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
2023 Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU $408,987 Open
2023 Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU $389,621 Open
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
2023 New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS $441,886 Open
2023 Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU $371,593 Open
2023 THRIVE: Transformative Health and Reproductive Information for Incarcerated Women's Empowerment. NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01937-RESS $144,891 Open
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
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
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
2021 The problems with Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and CBD) and their metabolites detectability in urine drug testing for potential cannabinoid abuse. Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-21-GG-04188-RESS $161,031 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2005 - Virginia Department of Forensic Science Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2005-DN-BX-K070 $539,204 Closed
2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program - FY 2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2004-DN-BX-K160 $796,725 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
2003 National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Virginia Department of Health VA 2003-DN-BX-0051 $81,589 Closed
2003 Provide two fellowships to increase the number of qualified forensic examiners and pathologists. Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) Virginia Department of Health VA 2003-DN-BX-0059 $88,691 Closed
2003 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants - FY 2003 Formula Grant Program Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grants (FY 2003 Formula Grant Program) Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2003-DN-BX-4059 $88,691 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis and Data Review) - Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 07 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2007-DN-BX-K004 $360,000 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2007-DN-BX-K159 $1,019,118 Closed
2006 FY 2006 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2006-DN-BX-K120 $385,992 Closed
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2008-DN-BX-K036 $942,280 Closed
2007 2007 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2007-CD-BX-0088 $289,509 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
2004 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2004-DN-BX-4219 $168,778 Closed
2004 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program FY 2004 Grant Program Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Virginia - Fellow Training Program PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004 Virginia Department of Health VA 2004-DN-BX-0219 $168,778 Closed