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.

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

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort ascending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2019	Through the Looking Glass Part II: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2019-MU-MU-0007	$1,241,355	Open
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
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
2020	Developmental evaluation of a combinatorial qPCR multiplex for forensic body fluid identification	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2020-R2-CX-0031	$49,994	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
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
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	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
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	Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC		VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS	$245,592	Open
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
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
2013	U.S. Virgin Islands Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Virgin Islands Department of Justice	VI	2013-CD-BX-0054	$58,186	Closed
2012	Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Virgin Islands Department of Justice	VI	2012-CD-BX-0037	$63,517	Closed
2014	2014 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Virgin Islands Department of Justice	VI	2014-CD-BX-0008	$63,029	Closed
2015	2015 U.S. Virgin Islands Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Virgin Islands Department of Justice	VI	2015-CD-BX-0039	$63,705	Closed
2007	2007 Virgin Islands Forensic Grant	NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	Virgin Islands	VI	2007-CD-BX-0043	$96,594	Closed
2004	Virgin Islands Forensic Improvement Project	PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT FISCAL YEAR 2004	Virgin Islands	VI	2004-DN-BX-0201	$57,052	Closed
2008	Virgin Islands 2008 Forensic Grant	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Virgin Islands	VI	2008-CD-BX-0015	$99,337	Closed
2006	USVI Department of Justice Forencis Lab Project	NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation	Virgin Islands	VI	2006-DN-BX-0088	$91,015	Closed
2010	Using DNA to Identify the Missing in Palm Beach County	NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing	Village of Royal Palm Beach	FL	2010-DN-BX-K143	$40,058	Closed
2014	Rapid Forensic Acquisition of Large Media with Sifting Collectors	NIJ FY 14 New Approaches to Digital Evidence Processing and Storage	Vesaria LLC d/b/a Grier Forensics	NJ	2014-IJ-CX-K001	$370,672	Closed