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
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
2018	Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-75-CX-0033	$368,415	Closed
2018	Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers	NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-75-CX-0032	$985,950	Past Project Period End Date
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	Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2019-DU-BX-0030	$267,438	Past Project Period End Date
2008	Marshall University Forensic Science Center: A National Resource for State and Local Forensic Crime Laboratories	NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Marshall University Research Corporation	WV	2008-DN-BX-K219	$4,248,155	Closed
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
2021	Illuminating the Dark: Molecular Networking as a Novel Psychoactive Substance Identification Strategy	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	WI	15PNIJ-21-GG-04171-COAP	$271,842	Open
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
2012	Effects of Child Maltreatment, Cumulative Victimization Experiences, and Proximal Life Stress on Adult Outcomes of Substance Use, Mental Health Problems, and Antisocial Behavior	NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Children Exposed to Violence	University of Washington	WA	2012-IJ-CX-0023	$428,396	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	Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Law Enforcement and Crime	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	2016-R2-CX-0058	$995,831	Closed
2018	Assessing Perceived Effects of I-502: A Survey on Recreational Cannabis in Washington State	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences	Washington State University	WA	2018-R2-CX-0003	$32,000	Closed
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
2003	Capillary Electrophoretic Analysis of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Evidence	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Washington State Patrol	WA	2003-LT-BX-K004	$316,222	Closed
2008	VT 2008 Research and Development in the Area of Controlled Substances Detection and Analysis	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Controlled Substances: Invited Full Proposals	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2008-DN-BX-K161	$92,888	Closed
2018	Initiative To Develop and Test Guidelines for Juvenile Drug Courts	Legacy OJJDP Research Grants	AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	VA	2014-DC-BX-K001	$5,988,057	Past Project Period End Date
2014	Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of a Personal Vaporizer as an Illicit Drug Delivery System	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2014-R2-CX-K010	$339,126	Closed
2008	Development of a Thin Layer Chromatography Method for the Separation of Enantiomers Using Chiral Mobile Phase Additives	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Controlled Substances: Invited Full Proposals	Virginia Department of Forensic Science	VA	2008-DN-BX-K140	$49,774	Closed
2015	Cost-Effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics at the Point of Interdiction	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia	VA	2015-R2-CX-0033	$50,000	Closed
2016	Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0150	$139,233	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
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
2018	A Paradigm Shift in Forensic Toxicology Screening: The Development and Validation of Two Automated Sample Preparation Techniques for the Comprehensive Screening of Biological Matrices Using High Resol	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	2018-DU-BX-0168	$448,063	Closed
2016	Cost-effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics and Explosives at the Point of Interdiction	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia	VA	2015-R2-CX-0033	$50,000	Closed