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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
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
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
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
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
2008 Eliminating Forensic Backlog NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Chesterfield County VA 2008-CD-BX-0093 $86,315 Closed
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
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 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
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
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
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
2016 Forensic Body Fluid Identification Using Microbiome Signature Attribution Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-DN-BX-0151 $443,598 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 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
2008 Forensic Pathology Fellowship Recruitment and Training Program NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine VA 2008-DN-BX-K200 $981,178 Closed
2015 Front End Separation of Compromised Blood Mixtures for Single Source DNA Profiling NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2015-DN-BX-K024 $295,236 Closed
2020 Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2020-DQ-BX-0023 $382,296 Open
2008 FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K154 $443,682 Closed
2006 FY 2006 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2006-DN-BX-K153 $768,640 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
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
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
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K020 $171,579 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K080 $950,167 Closed