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: 35
Total Amount Awarded: $13,608,487

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation Sort descending	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2020	Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2020-DQ-BX-0023	$382,296	Open
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
2020	Developmental evaluation of a combinatorial qPCR multiplex for forensic body fluid identification	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	2020-R2-CX-0031	$49,994	Closed
2021	The problems with Cannabinoid Analogs (Delta-8 THC, Delta-10 THC and CBD) and their metabolites detectability in urine drug testing for potential cannabinoid abuse.	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-21-GG-04188-RESS	$161,031	Closed
2022	Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS	$170,834	Open
2023	THRIVE: Transformative Health and Reproductive Information for Incarcerated Women's Empowerment.	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01937-RESS	$144,891	Open
2023	Evaluation of cell capture and collection from bone	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01944-RESS	$55,488	Open
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
2023	Use of MicroRNA Expression in DNA extracts to Predict Body Weight Class in Forensic Samples	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04212-MUMU	$408,987	Open
2023	Time Since Deposition for Touch DNA Evidence	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	VA	15PNIJ-23-GG-04217-MUMU	$389,621	Open