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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
2016 Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2016-DN-BX-0190 $362,037 Closed
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
2019 Forensic Evidence from Chemical Imaging of Triacylglycerols in Latent Fingerprints Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2019-DU-BX-0134 $516,836 Closed
2006 Analysis of DNA Forensic Markers Using High Throughput Mass Spectrometry NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CA 2006-DN-BX-K011 $451,382 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
2014 Postmortem Interval Determination: A Metabolomics / Lipidomics Approach NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Lincoln Memorial University TN 2014-DN-BX-K010 $193,079 Closed
2017 Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY TN 2017-DN-BX-0146 $377,535 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
2021 FY 2021 MDSP - Expanding Targeted Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Capabilities for Controlled Substance Analysis Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MD 15PNIJ-21-GG-02713-COAP $96,741 Open
2019 Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL 2019-DU-BX-0002 $372,438 Closed
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
2015 Statistical and Mass Spectral Tools for the Identification and Characterization of Synthetic Phenethylamines NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Michigan State University MI 2015-IJ-CX-K008 $239,652 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
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
2023 Recovery and Analysis of Less Volatile Components for the Identification of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris - Continuation of current NIJ-funded project (2020-DQ-BX-0003) NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04223-RESS $99,818 Open
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
2020 Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis Samples for Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0009 $350,000 Closed
2019 Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007 $99,865 Closed
2019 Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 Naval Research Laboratory DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0011 $605,696 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
2021 Validation of a Confirmatory Proteomic Mass Spectrometry Body Fluid Assay for Use in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021 NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM NY 15PNIJ-21-GG-02712-SLFO $105,592 Open
2017 Bioinformatic Analaysis of Big Proteomic Data: A New Forensic Tool to Identify Menstrual Blood & Body Fluid Mixtures NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes NEW YORK, CITY OF NY 2017-NE-BX-0003 $667,774 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
2016 Novel concept for fingerprint analysis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2016-DN-BX-0188 $235,894 Closed