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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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Subtopic: Toxicology

Number of Awards: 99
Total Amount Awarded: $37,489,274

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2017 Toxicological Time Travel: Retrospective Datamining of Analytical Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Data for Evaluating the Rise and Fall of Novel Opioid and Fentanyl Analog Use in the United States NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017 Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE PA 2017-DN-BX-0169 $499,005 Closed
2010 "Expansion of a Cheminformatic Database of Spectral Data for Forensic Chemists and Toxicologists" NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications Research Triangle Institute NC 2010-DN-BX-K177 $499,804 Closed
2004 The development of microfluidic devices for the rapid isolation and detection of drugs of abuse. National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2004-WG-BX-K077 $499,865 Closed
2018 Fentanyl Contamination NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health DJO-NIJ-18-RO-0506 $500,000 Open
2022 Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 Federal Bureau of Investigation DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008 $500,000 Open
2018 Through the E-Cigarette Looking Glass: The Impact of Vaping Ethanol on DUI Investigations NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2018-75-CX-0036 $517,961 Closed
2008 Analysis of Cocaine Analytes in Human Hair II: Evaluation of Different Hair Color and Ethnicity Types NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology: Invited Full Proposals Research Triangle Institute NC 2008-DN-BX-K179 $519,146 Closed
2014 CPD FY2014 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes NIJ FY 14 Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes Chicago, City of IL 2014-R2-CX-K002 $528,957 Closed
2020 Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0007 $555,401 Open
2020 Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020 Federal Bureau of Investigation DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008 $562,700 Open
2013 Dried Blood Spot Analysis as an Emerging Technology for Application in Forensic Toxicology NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Triangle Institute NC 2013-DN-BX-K017 $571,987 Closed
2016 Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Pharmacology of Emerging Synthetic Opioids Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Keck Graduate Institute CA 2016-R2-CX-0059 $618,790 Open
2007 MicroCantilever (MC) based Robust Sensing Approach for Controlled Substances NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2007 Ames Laboratory (DOE) 2008-DN-R-038 $685,000 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
2016 The Evaluation of Alternative Sample Preparation Techniques for Use in Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Triangle Institute NC 2016-DN-BX-0192 $787,719 Closed
2012 Characterization of Designer Drugs: Chemical Stability, Exposure, and Metabolite Identification NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Triangle Institute NC 2012-R2-CX-K001 $799,360 Closed
2008 Development of an AccuTOF-DART Database of Potential Toxins and Drugs for Use by Forensic Laboratories NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology: Invited Full Proposals Research Triangle Institute NC 2008-DN-BX-K180 $817,415 Closed
2023 The Low-Down on Methamphetamine Isomers: Prevalence and Pharmacology in Humans NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM WI 15PNIJ-23-GG-04216-MUMU $1,042,225 Open
2011 Prediction of drug interactions with methadone, buprenorphine and oxycodone from in vitro inhibition of metabolism NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Utah UT 2011-DN-BX-K532 $1,058,604 Closed
2016 Differences in Cannabis Impairment and its Measurement Due to Route of Administration Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Triangle Institute NC 2016-DN-BX-0193 $1,209,914 Closed
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
2015 Prediction of Drug Interactions with Methadone, Buprenorphine and Oxycodone from in vitro Inhibition of Metabolism: A Continuation NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Utah UT 2015-IJ-CX-K009 $1,276,160 Closed
2022 Breath Measurements of Acute Cannabis Use (BACE): Towards Reliable Determination of Recent Use Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0003 $1,450,809 Open
2007 Web-Based Continuing Education and Professional Development for Forensic Sciences NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence Research Triangle Institute NC 2007-DN-BX-K208 $1,586,975 Closed