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	Original Solicitation Sort descending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
2018	Physical and chemical trace evidence from 3D-Printed firearms (Year 2)	NIJ FY18 Continuations	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	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
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
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	Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	2020-DQ-BX-0007	$555,401	Open
2020	Validation of a LC-DAD-ESI/MS/MS method for the accurate measurement of THC and THCA-A among twenty cannabinoids in various products of Cannabis	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	IL	2020-DQ-BX-0021	$160,181	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
2020	Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	NY	2020-MU-MU-0016	$731,306	Open
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
2008	Forensic Analysis of Ink Using a Revolutionary Mass Spectrometry Method	NIJ Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Iowa State University	IA	2006-DN-BX-K017	$287,000	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
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
2005	Evaluation of Ultraviolet Radiation Absorbing Compounds in Textile Fibers Utilizing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS)	General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications	Sacramento County	CA	2005-IJ-CX-K008	$31,151	Closed
2003	Use of LC/MS/MS to Rapidly Perform First-Pass Screening for Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Toxicology Cases	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Georgia Bureau of Investigation	GA	2003-IJ-CX-K007	$407,451	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
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
2004	Forensic Glass Analysis by LA-ICP-MS: Assessing the Feasibility of Correlating Windshield Composition and Supplier	General Forensics Research and Development: Call for White Papers	Sacramento County	CA	2004-IJ-CX-K007	$36,053	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
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
2021	Comparative Evaluation of Low- and High-Resolution MS Approaches for Screening and Confirmation of New Psychoactive Substances in Human Specimen Matrices	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-21-GG-04173-COAP	$437,665	Open
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	Past Project Period End Date
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
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
2022	Non-contact detection of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids: Towards a generalized approach to the detection of dangerous drug clases	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-04418-RESS	$642,632	Open