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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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Awardee Name: Department of Forensic Science

Number of Awards: 45
Total Amount Awarded: $32,860,533

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Sort descending Status
2008 Development of a Thin Layer Chromatography Method for the Separation of Enantiomers Using Chiral Mobile Phase Additives NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Controlled Substances: Invited Full Proposals Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K140 $49,774 Closed
2022 FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN MEDIUM RANGE IGNITABLE LIQUIDS AND THE USE OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE DATA SUFFICIENCY NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-03577-SLFO $141,921 Open
2015 Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-K008 $149,504 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - VA Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 09 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2009-DN-BX-K020 $171,579 Closed
2018 A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2018-DU-BX-0174 $176,490 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
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
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
2006 NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement NIJ FY06 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant Announcement Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2006-DN-BX-K038 $357,181 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
2006 NIJ FY06 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) NIJ FY06 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis) Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2006-DN-BX-K234 $396,000 Closed
2004 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program (FY2004) DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Formula Grant Announcement, FY04 Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2004-DN-BX-K066 $404,856 Closed
2015 FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - Washington, DC Department of Forensic Sciences NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences DC 2015-DN-BX-0028 $437,802 Closed
2013 FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program District of Columbia Department of Forensic Sciences DC 2013-DN-BX-0111 $438,971 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
2008 FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing - Virginia Department of Forensic Science NIJ FY 08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2008-DN-BX-K154 $443,682 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
2010 Identifying the Missing in Virginia 2010 NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2010-DN-BX-K130 $468,640 Closed
2005 Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY2005 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCES Forensic Casework Backlog Reduction Program Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2005-DN-BX-K053 $482,225 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
2008 FY2008 - Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program-Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Announcement Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2008-DN-BX-K038 $497,241 Closed
2007 Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for Forensic DNA Casework Backlog National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2007-RG-CX-K012 $500,000 Closed
2007 FY2007 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis and Data Review) NIJ FY 07 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2007-DN-BX-K011 $528,000 Closed
2005 DNA Capacity Enhancement Program FY 2005 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCES DNA Capacity Enhancement Program Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2005-DA-BX-K004 $555,601 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program - Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences NIJ FY 10 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences AL 2010-DN-BX-K034 $593,807 Closed