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: 40
Total Amount Awarded: $8,665,753

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$48,907	Closed
2017	Improved sample collection and preservation of DNA from decomposing human remains; A direct PCR approach for faster disaster victim identification (DVI)	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0029	$48,907	Closed
2017	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,987	Closed
2018	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,988	Closed
2018	Development and evaluation of miRNA panels for body fluid identification using capillary electrophoresis and massively parallel sequencing methods	NIJ FY18 Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0001	$49,988	Open
2003	Regional Criminal Information/Intelligence/Information Networks	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K010	$993,500	Closed
2009	Continuation of "Designer Amphetamines in Forensic Toxicology Casework: Analysis and Prevelance"	NIJ FY 09 Office of Science and Technology Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K126	$239,942	Closed
2019	Human Decomposition: Effect of Indoor Versus Outdoor Decomposition on the Microbiome of Human Cadavers and Implications for Future Forensic Research	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2019-DU-BX-0025	$808,296	Past Project Period End Date
2003	Developing a High-Yield DNA Isolation Method Using Matrix Proteinase for Compromised Skeletal Samples	National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K105	$25,001	Closed
2008	Sam Houston State University Rural Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Sam Houston State University	TX	2008-DD-BX-K114	$335,380	Closed
2003	Application of Solid Phase Microextraction Methods for Forensic Toxicological Analysis of Postmortem and Decomposed Samples	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K002	$58,264	Closed
2008	Sam Houston State University Rural Crime Laboratory	NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Sam Houston State University	TX	2008-DN-BX-K217	$701,475	Closed
2021	Data fusion from infrared elemental, MSP and Raman analysis techniques to the maximization of the efficiency of the analytical sequence for the forensic examination of paint evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-04163-RESS	$338,823	Open
2022	Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective	NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-AG-00266-NIJB	$278,976	Open
2023	California: A Decade of Decarceration	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-23-GG-01938-RESS	$32,203	Open