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: 216
Total Amount Awarded: $99,302,193

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort ascending	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
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
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
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	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	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	New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS	$441,886	Open
2023	Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU	$371,593	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
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
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
2013	Characterization of Performance-Enhancing Peptides via Inlet Ionization on DART-TOF/MS	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Harris County, TX	TX	2013-DN-BX-K020	$80,765	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
2008	Designer Amphetamines in Forensic Toxicology: Analysis and Prevalence	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology: Invited Full Proposals	Sam Houston State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K126	$226,550	Closed
2018	High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Screening in Forensic Toxicology: Cost Benefit Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2018-75-CX-0040	$306,688	Past Project Period End Date
2017	Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2017-R2-CX-0019	$311,221	Closed
2018	Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2018-75-CX-0005	$341,883	Closed
2019	Novel GLC-based Method for Identification of Positional Isomeric Fentanyls	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS	TX	2019-R2-CX-0043	$50,000	Closed
2003	Application of Solid Phase Microextraction Methods for Forensic Toxicological Analysis of Postmortem and Decomposed Samples	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K002	$58,264	Closed
2018	The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	2018-DU-BX-0180	$726,629	Closed
2005	Drug-Facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study of Prevalence and Case Characteristics Among College Students and Other Young Women	Violence Against Women Research & Evaluation Full Applications	Medical University of South Carolina	SC	2005-WG-BX-0006	$447,796	Closed
2014	A Systematic Evaluation of the Analysis of Drug Microcrystals Using Infrared Microspectroscopy	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	2014-R2-CX-K008	$53,481	Closed
2013	Evidence-Based Treatment and Responsivity: Individual and Program Predictors of Recidivism During Juvenile Drug Court and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment	NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2013-IJ-CX-0008	$25,000	Closed
2013	Identification and Prevalence Determination of Novel Recreational Drugs and Discovery of Their Metabolites in Blood, Urine and Oral Fluid	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education	PA	2013-DN-BX-K018	$225,610	Closed
2010	Journeys to buy and sell illegal narcotics in Philadelphia drug markets	NIJ FY 10 ORE Ph.D.Graduate Research Fellowship Program	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2010-IJ-CX-1675	$25,000	Closed