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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: VA,
City: RICHMOND

Number of Awards: 89
Total Amount Awarded: $43,108,170

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2007 Web-based training for Virginia''s Local Medical Death Investigators NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence VA Institute Forensic Science & Medicine VA 2007-DN-BX-K210 $213,697 Closed
2017 Development of Matrix Matched Quality Control Materials and Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of Marijuana Infused Products and their Application to Edible Testing NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2017-R2-CX-0029 $215,830 Closed
2016 Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2016-DN-BX-K004 $216,225 Closed
2005 Development and Evaluation of a Whole Genome Amplification Method for Accurate Multiplex STR Genotyping of Compromised Forensic Casework Samples Forensic DNA Research & Development Full Application Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2005-DA-BX-K002 $225,616 Closed
2014 Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Variation of Modern Americans: A Visual Reference to Supplement Facial Approximation Methods NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-DN-BX-K005 $238,863 Closed
2005 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY2005 Forensic Pathologist FellowshipsCompetitive Request for Online Medical Examiner Training Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Virginia Department of Health VA 2005-DN-BX-0067 $241,949 Closed
2005 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2005 Forensic Pathologist Fellowship Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2005-DN-BX-4067 $241,949 Closed
2023 Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS $245,592 Open
2019 Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the Biomek® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2019-NE-BX-0002 $250,636 Closed
2014 Methods for obtaining STR???quality touch DNA from archived fingerprints NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-DN-BX-K013 $255,047 Closed
2016 Developmental validation of a miRNA panel for forensic body fluid identification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2016-DN-BX-0163 $256,626 Closed
2006 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement. NIJ FY06 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Solicitation Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2006-DN-BX-0089 $258,099 Closed
2008 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2008-CD-BX-0044 $286,287 Closed
2007 2007 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Program NIJ FY 07 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Virginia Dept of Criminal Justice Services VA 2007-CD-BX-0088 $289,509 Closed
2007 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program for Digital Evidence Utilizing ILook Software NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence NW3C Inc. The National White Collar Crime Center VA 2007-DN-BX-K205 $290,249 Closed
2020 Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2020-DQ-BX-0017 $290,353 Past Project Period End Date
2015 Front End Separation of Compromised Blood Mixtures for Single Source DNA Profiling NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2015-DN-BX-K024 $295,236 Closed
2012 Teen Dating Violence Victimization in an Urban Sample of Early Adolescents: Measurement, Prevalence, Trajectories, and Consequences NIJ FY 12 Longitudinal Data on Teen Dating Violence: Postdoctoral Fellowship Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2012-IJ-CX-0014 $297,297 Closed
2012 Deep Sequencing for Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs in Forensically Important Biological Fluids NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2012-DN-BX-K017 $309,918 Closed
2017 Nanoscale Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Extracellular DNA in Trace Evidence Samples NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2017-DN-BX-0186 $311,609 Closed
2015 qPCR Genotype Determination and Mixture Detection Using High Resolution Melting Curve Analysis of STR Loci NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2015-MU-MU-K026 $321,328 Closed
2014 Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of a Personal Vaporizer as an Illicit Drug Delivery System NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-R2-CX-K010 $339,126 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis and Data Review) - Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 07 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2007-DN-BX-K004 $360,000 Closed
2023 Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios 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-01424-MUMU $371,593 Open
2011 Cold Case Anaylsis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (CCAT-LEP)
Continuation Project 		NIJ FY 11 Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program Virginia Center for Policing Innovation VA 2011-DN-BX-K566 $373,169 Closed