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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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State: FL,
City: Miami

Number of Awards: 109
Total Amount Awarded: $38,260,727

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2018 Evaluating Analytical Parameters and Understanding Drug-Matrix Interactions in Forensic Hair Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2018-75-CX-0037 $400,349 Closed
2014 Enhancing School Safety Through Digital Intelligence: Evaluating Campus Shield NIJ FY 14 Developing Knowledge About What Works to Make Schools Safe The School Board of Miami-Dade, FL FL 2014-CK-BX-0019 $4,273,799 Open
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 Elemental Analysis of Glass by SEM-EDS, XRF, EPMA, LIBS and LA-ICPMS General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2005-IJ-CX-K069 $292,149 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
2019 Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Opioid Detection in Seized Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-DU-BX-0024 $365,101 Closed
2019 Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Identification of Marijuana from Hemp Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2019-R2-CX-0045 $50,000 Closed
2015 Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological samples. NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0034 $50,000 Open
2017 Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological Samples NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0034 $49,996 Open
2014 Drug screening in postmortem blood: a faster approach using GC/MS NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Miami Dade County FL 2014-CD-BX-0028 $174,634 Closed
2002 Domestic Violence Against Older Women The Impact of Economic, Political, and Social Variables The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2002-WG-BX-0010 $337,973 Closed
2015 DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0012 $49,994 Closed
2016 DNA methylation analysis using High Resolution Melt for body fluid identification in forensic sciences Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2015-R2-CX-0012 $50,000 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005-Miami-Dade Police Department DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Miami Dade County FL 2005-DA-BX-K063 $325,815 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement Fiscal Year 2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Miami Dade County FL 2004-DN-BX-K108 $535,895 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
2012 Detection of Designer Drugs and Potent Complex Pharmaceuticals in Death Investigations NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Miami Dade County FL 2012-CD-BX-0024 $175,000 Closed
2010 Detection and remediation of PCR inhibition using real time PCR melt curves as a diagnostic tool. NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development Florida International University FL 2010-DN-BX-K204 $294,800 Closed
2008 Delivery of Academic Workshops in Instrumental Trace Evidence Analysis NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program The Florida International University Board of Trustess FL 2008-DN-BX-K071 $120,883 Closed
2008 Delivery of Academic Workshops in Advanced DNA Typing Analysis and Population Statistics NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program The Florida International University Board of Trustess FL 2008-DN-BX-K194 $282,505 Closed
2011 Comprehensive Forensic Toxicological Analysis Of Designer Drugs NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2011-DN-BX-K559 $143,225 Closed
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
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
2017 City of Miami Police FY 2017 SAFE-ITR Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) City of Miami FL 2017-AK-BX-0013 $264,263 Open