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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: Drugs

Number of Awards: 216
Total Amount Awarded: $99,302,193

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
2019 Enhancing Public Health and Public Safety: Informing Medication-Assisted Treatment Policies and Programs in the Criminal Justice System Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WA 2019-R2-CX-0006 $145,611 Closed
2019 The Effects of Synthetic Cathinone Chirality on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics and Its Implications for Forensic Toxicology Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-R2-CX-0046 $149,960 Closed
2015 Evaluating the effectiveness of liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS) as a replacement screening tool. NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Washington State Patrol WA 2015-DN-BX-K055 $150,000 Closed
2016 Examining an Integrated Bystander and Alcohol Program for Sexual Assault Perpetration: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Ohio University OH 2016-R2-CX-0048 $150,000 Closed
2020 Rapid In-Field Analysis of Illicit Substances in Unknown Powders and Aerosols Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL NC 2020-R2-CX-0036 $150,000 Past Project Period End Date
2000 Estimate of the Incidence of Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago IL 2000-RB-CX-K003 $150,596 Closed
2012 Transition Metal Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescent Identification and Trace Detection of Substances of Abuse NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Central Florida FL 2012-R2-CX-K005 $163,385 Closed
2010 The Effects of Acquisition of Postmortem Blood Specimens on Drug Levels and the Effects of Transport Conditions on Degradation of Drugs NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Iowa Department of Public Health IA 2010-DN-BX-K216 $167,697 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
2012 Detection of Designer Drugs and Potent Complex Pharmaceuticals in Death Investigations NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Miami Dade County FL 2012-CD-BX-0024 $175,000 Closed
2014 Data mining PCC annual reports NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes University of Utah UT 2014-R2-CX-K012 $176,030 Closed
2012 Paper microfluidic systems for rapid and inexpensive presumptive detection of drugs and explosives NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University FL 2012-DN-BX-K048 $180,224 Closed
2013 Long-Term Stability of Synthetic Cathinones in Forensic Toxicology Samples NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Sam Houston State University TX 2013-R2-CX-K006 $180,384 Closed
2000 FY'99 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Res & Eval Grant CLEFS Comprehensive Wellness Program University of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center NM 2000-WT-VX-0004 $184,440 Closed
2012 Improved Detection of Synthetic Cathinones ("Bath Salts")in Forensic Toxicology Samples NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Sam Houston State University TX 2012-R2-CX-K003 $190,227 Closed
2023 Rapid screening and identification of fentanyl in drug mixtures using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-04230-RESS $190,662 Open
2015 Novel Blood Protein Modification Assay for Retrospective Detection of Drug Exposure NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-NE-BX-K001 $195,710 Closed
2004 NIJ Drug Court Evaluation Plan Review and Technical Assistance Initiative National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation National Association of Drug Court Professionals VA 2004-DC-BX-K005 $195,727 Closed
2005 An Empirical Investigation of "Going to Scale" in Drug Interventions Drugs and Crime Full Application The Urban Institute DC 2005-DC-BX-1064 $196,495 Closed
2023 Nanoparticle-Decorated Micropillars As Integrated Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Quantitative and High-Throughput Toxicology Drug Analysis NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04235-RESS $199,676 Open
2011 DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN COMPENDIUM OF MICROCRYSTAL TESTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS AND DIVERTED PHARMACEUTICALS NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes McCrone Research Institute IL 2011-DN-BX-K528 $199,712 Closed
2004 The Chinese Connection: The Changing Patterns of Drug Trafficking in the Golden Triangle Solicitation for Crime and Justice Research Rutgers The State University of New Jersey NJ 2004-IJ-CX-0023 $199,995 Closed
2022 Assessing the impact of treatment quality, matching and dosage on juvenile justice outcomes among a statewide sample of youth with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders NIJ FY22 Research on Juvenile Justice Topics RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 15PNIJ-22-GG-03054-TITL $200,000 Open
2022 Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0007 $200,000 Open
2016 The Utility of Multi-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for the Analysis of Seized Drugs: Application to Emerging Drugs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The George Washington University DC 2016-DN-BX-0169 $208,339 Closed