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: 138
Total Amount Awarded: $136,574,593

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort ascending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2005	Nationwide	NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2003-RC-CX-K001	$4,286,573	Closed
2020	Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2020-DQ-BX-0010	$476,517	Past Project Period End Date
2020	Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits Through a Comprehensive, Systematic, and Quantifiable Approach	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2020-DQ-BX-0012	$466,543	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP	$327,405	Closed
2022	Assessing the reliability of modern µXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO	$388,814	Open
2022	Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS	$623,965	Open
2023	Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX	$494,268	Open
2023	Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO	$564,733	Open
2018	Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2018-R2-CX-0009	$100,000	Closed
2015	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$45,683	Closed
2015	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$49,977	Closed
2016	Development of a White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Individuals	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2017	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2017	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$47,916	Closed
2019	Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0037	$100,000	Closed
2019	Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0041	$99,618	Closed
2019	Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0044	$100,000	Closed
2009	FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2009-DN-BX-K081	$227,834	Closed
2010	FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2010-DN-BX-K083	$230,014	Closed
2011	FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2011-DN-BX-K449	$373,262	Closed
2013	FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2013-DN-BX-0081	$396,320	Closed
2012	FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2012-DN-BX-0064	$363,585	Closed
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2015-DN-BX-0055	$313,839	Closed
2008	FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement	West Virginia State Police	WV	2008-DN-BX-K051	$222,245	Closed