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: 138
Total Amount Awarded: $136,574,593

Funded Awards
FY Sort descending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2012	Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometrics Technologies Center of Excellence	NIJ FY 12 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	WV	2010-IJ-CX-K024	$674,998	Closed
2013	A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2013-DN-BX-K043	$389,321	Closed
2013	Biometrics from the Isotopic Analysis of Amino Acids in Human Hair	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2013-DN-BX-K007	$283,464	Closed
2013	Forensic Lab Improvement	NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services	WV	2013-CD-BX-0043	$58,186	Closed
2013	FY13 Continuation for SSBT CoE (Body Screening and AFIS Survey)	NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	WV	2010-IJ-CX-K024	$399,981	Closed
2013	FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2013-DN-BX-0081	$396,320	Closed
2013	Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometrics Technologies Center of Excellence.	NIJ FY 13 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	WV	2010-IJ-CX-K024	$156,746	Closed
2014	2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services	WV	2014-CD-BX-0016	$63,029	Closed
2014	SSBT CoE Contactless Finger Print Assessment	FY 14 National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.	WV	2010-IJ-CX-K024	$240,995	Closed
2015	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2015	Evaluating the Efficiency of the Use of the QiagenÂ® QIAsymphonyÂ® with High Throughput Y-screening as an Alternative to Conventional Serology	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Marshall University Research Corporation	WV	2015-R2-CX-K039	$154,577	Closed
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
2015	FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police	NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program	West Virginia State Police	WV	2015-DN-BX-0055	$313,839	Closed
2015	Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2015-DN-BX-K048	$212,875	Closed
2015	West Virginia's FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant	NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program	West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services	WV	2015-CD-BX-0051	$63,705	Closed
2016	Development of a White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Individuals	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$49,977	Closed
2016	Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2016-DN-BX-0152	$213,735	Closed
2017	Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0010	$50,000	Closed
2017	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$47,916	Closed
2017	Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2017-DN-BX-0161	$378,501	Closed
2018	Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2018-R2-CX-0009	$100,000	Closed
2018	Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-DU-BX-0186	$379,394	Closed
2018	Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-MU-MU-0003	$178,080	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