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: 137
Total Amount Awarded: $40,093,206

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2016	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkalids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$47,186	Closed
2017	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,987	Closed
2009	Improvements to Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry for Quantitative Forensic Analysis Using a Short Pulse (100 Femtosecond) Ultraviolet Laser	NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensis Analysis of Trace Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	Ames Laboratory (DOE)		2009-DN-R-112	$237,977	Closed
2015	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Colorado Seminary, owns & operates the University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,799	Closed
2016	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$49,045	Closed
2017	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$43,719	Closed
2018	Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	STATE POLICE, MARYLAND	MD	2018-DU-BX-0165	$299,234	Closed
2005	Instrumental Analysis of Pigmented Ink Jet Printer Inks	General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications	Indiana University	IN	2005-IJ-CX-K064	$261,258	Closed
2010	Interpretation of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Analysis: Effect of Competitive Adsoprtion, Development of an Expert System and Assessment of the False Positive/Incorrect Assignment Rate	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Marshall University Research Corporation	WV	2010-DN-BX-K272	$540,752	Closed
2018	Investigating Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Gasoline at Elevated Temperatures for Fire Debris Applications	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	MI	2018-DU-BX-0225	$466,769	Closed
2013	Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool to Reconstruct Human Movements: Establishing the Effects of the "Human Ecosystem" On Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Ratios	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IsoForensics, Inc.	UT	2013-DN-BX-K009	$367,399	Closed
2010	LA-ICP-MS and LIBS analysis of paper, inks, soils, cotton and glass	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	The Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2010-DN-BX-K179	$283,090	Closed
2020	LC-QqQ-MS screening assay for abused drug exposure based on covalent peptide/protein modification	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2020-R2-CX-0023	$100,000	Closed
2013	LIBS for Soil Screening Study of Matrix Effects on Elemental Profiling	NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2013-DN-BX-K006	$292,182	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
2015	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$46,008	Closed
2016	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$46,008	Closed
2017	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$48,907	Closed
2009	Method Development and Validation of Comparative Finished Fiber Analysis Using Nano-Sampling Cryomicrotomy and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensis Analysis of Trace Evidence: Invited Full Proposals	NC State University	NC	2009-DN-BX-K216	$619,141	Closed
2013	Microscopy with Direct Analyte Probe Nanoextraction (DAPNe)-Coupled to Nanospray Mass Spectrometry for Localized Chemical Analysis of Document Inks	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of North Texas	TX	2013-R2-CX-K007	$380,986	Closed
2015	Monitoring Changes in the Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Market through Enhanced Identification of Emerging Drugs and their Metabolites in Biological Samples	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation	PA	2015-IJ-CX-K012	$378,153	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
2016	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2017	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed
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