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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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Keyword(s): mass spectrometry

Number of Awards: 137
Total Amount Awarded: $40,093,206

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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
2013 Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae, Decomposing Porcine Tissue, and Porcine Bone Using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry NIJ FY 13 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Iowa State University of Science and Technology IA 2013-IJ-CX-0012 $30,000 Closed
2020 Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TN 2020-DQ-BX-0003 $285,229 Open
2011 Developing Guidelines for the Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis to Forensic Evidence NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2011-DN-BX-K560 $272,220 Closed
2018 Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) NIJ FY18 Continuations The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2017 Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2006 Development and Production of Reference Materials for Control and Calibration of Hair Drug Testing NIJ FY06 Research and Development in the Area of Forensic Toxicology Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Research Triangle Institute NC 2006-DN-BX-K012 $212,344 Closed
2015 Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-K008 $149,504 Closed
2023 Development of a Stable Matrix-Matched Standard for Molecular and Elemental Analysis of Hair in Forensic Toxicology NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FL 15PNIJ-23-GG-01945-RESS $110,966 Open
2015 Development of Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Methods for Rapid High Throughput Analysis and Identification of Psychotropic Plant Species NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-DN-BX-K057 $688,158 Closed
2020 Development of an Open Source Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Search Software and Library Building Tool for the Analysis of Complex Drug Mixtures Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0012 $198,290 Closed
2014 Development of Heated Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Profiling of Marjuana NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Sam Houston State University TX 2014-R2-CX-K005 $166,347 Closed
2017 Development of Improved Extraction/Purification Methods for LC-QqQ-MS Analysis of Novel Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2017-IJ-CX-0004 $50,000 Closed
2018 Development of Improved Extraction/Purification Methods for LC-QqQ-MS Analysis of Novel Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY18 Continuations The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2017-IJ-CX-0004 $50,000 Closed
2016 Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trustees of Indiana University IN 2016-DN-BX-0007 $48,406 Closed
2017 Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Trustees of Indiana University IN 2016-DN-BX-0007 $48,666 Closed
2018 Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY18 Continuations Trustees of Indiana University IN 2016-DN-BX-0007 $47,896 Closed
2018 Development of Portable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensors for Ultrasensitive Characterization of Drugs in Human Biofluids NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 2018-75-CX-0034 $445,244 Past Project Period End Date
2012 Developmental Validation of a High-Specificity Multiplex Assay for Human Body Fluid Identification NIJ FY 12 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Colorado Seminary, which owns the University of Denver CO 2012-DN-BX-K035 $576,429 Closed
2023 Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX $494,268 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
2003 Elemental Analysis of Glass and Paint Materials by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) Forensic Application General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003 The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2003-IJ-CX-K004 $136,627 Closed
2005 Elemental Anaylis of Glass and Paint Materials by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for Forensic Application NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2003-IJ-CX-K004 $30,002 Closed
2005 Enhanced Forensic Mass Spectrometry Methods General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2005-IJ-CX-K014 $169,091 Closed
2008 Establishment of a Fast and Accurate Proteomic Method for Body Fluid/Cell Type NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals Office of Chief Medical Examiner NY 2008-DN-BX-K011 $426,080 Closed