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	Recipient Sort ascending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2019	Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0037	$100,000	Closed
2019	Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY	WV	2019-R2-CX-0044	$100,000	Closed
2018	Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	2018-DU-BX-0178	$580,622	Closed
2015	Evaluating the effectiveness of liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS) as a replacement screening tool.	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence	Washington State Patrol	WA	2015-DN-BX-K055	$150,000	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
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
2018	A Paradigm Shift in Forensic Toxicology Screening: The Development and Validation of Two Automated Sample Preparation Techniques for the Comprehensive Screening of Biological Matrices Using High Resol	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	2018-DU-BX-0168	$448,063	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
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
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open
2010	Validation of Forensic Characterization and Chemical Identification of Dyes Extracted from Millimeter-length Fibers	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	University of South Carolina Research Foundation	SC	2010-DN-BX-K245	$451,336	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
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	Analysis and Characterization of Smokeless Powders and Smokeless Powder Residues	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	FL	2018-R2-CX-0008	$150,000	Closed
2006	Characterization of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Synthetic By-Products for Source and Route Determination	NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications	University of Central Florida	FL	2006-DN-BX-K009	$257,134	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
2016	Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-NE-BX-0001	$324,082	Closed