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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
2008 Governor-mandated Post-Conviction DNA Testing of Biological Evidence in Case Files NIJ FY08 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K128 $4,520,295 Closed
2014 Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Sustainability of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in Increasing School Safety for Urban Low-Income Middle Schools NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2014-CK-BX-0009 $2,660,933 Closed
2003 Virginia Forensic Laboratory Improvement Program 2004 National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2004-LP-CX-0001 $1,490,250 Closed
2011 FY11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2011-DN-BX-K421 $1,447,358 Closed
2019 Through the Looking Glass Part II: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-MU-MU-0007 $1,241,355 Open
2012 FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2012-DN-BX-0021 $1,165,649 Closed
2007 Cold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors NIJ FY 07 Training and Assistance for Criminal Justice Professionals in the Collection and Use of DNA Evidence Virginia Center for Policing Innovation VA 2007-IJ-CX-K026 $1,060,001 Closed
2007 FY 2007 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 07 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2007-DN-BX-K159 $1,019,118 Closed
2013 FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2013-DN-BX-0079 $990,871 Closed
2008 Forensic Pathology Fellowship Recruitment and Training Program NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine VA 2008-DN-BX-K200 $981,178 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K080 $950,167 Closed
2008 FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2008-DN-BX-K036 $942,280 Closed
2010 Virginia DFS 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2010-DN-BX-K120 $920,520 Closed
2015 FY 2015 Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction - Virginia DFS NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-0046 $913,390 Closed
2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program - FY 2004 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement FY 2004 Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2004-DN-BX-K160 $796,725 Closed
2006 FY 2006 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY06 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Solicitation Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2006-DN-BX-K153 $768,640 Closed
2023 Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP $726,360 Open
2016 A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Virginia Commonwealth University VA 2016-NE-BX-0002 $676,460 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005 - Virginia Department of Forensic Science DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2005-DA-BX-K029 $621,250 Closed
2010 2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Department of Criminal Justice Services VA 2010-CD-BX-0038 $581,519 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2005 - Virginia Department of Forensic Science Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Commonwealth of Virginia VA 2005-DN-BX-K070 $539,204 Closed
2018 Through the E-Cigarette Looking Glass: The Impact of Vaping Ethanol on DUI Investigations NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2018-75-CX-0036 $517,961 Closed
2009 SOLVING COLD CASES FROM DFS SEROLOGY CASE FILES -- 1973-1988 NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K046 $490,960 Closed
2011 2011 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Department of Criminal Justice Services VA 2011-CD-BX-0051 $486,154 Closed
2019 Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2019-DU-BX-0041 $469,468 Closed