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: 41
Total Amount Awarded: $50,765,450

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State Sort descending	Award Number	Amount	Status
2005	Enhanced Forensic Mass Spectrometry Methods	General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2005-IJ-CX-K014	$169,091	Closed
2001	Forensic ID Training and Research Resources at WVU	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$1,647,583	Closed
2001	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$1,352,417	Closed
2003	West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative Proposals for FY02 Funds	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$4,000,000	Closed
2000	Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime	Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2000-DN-VX-K001	$998,801	Closed
2009	WVU Identification Technology Research and Transition Center	NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2009-D1-BX-K105	$1,000,000	Closed
2004	Forensic Science Initiative (FY04)	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2001-RC-CX-K003	$3,957,910	Closed
2004	West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative (FY03 Funding)	National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2003-RC-CX-K001	$3,974,000	Closed
2005	Nationwide	NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Earmarks	West Virginia University Research Corporation	WV	2003-RC-CX-K001	$4,286,573	Closed
2020	Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2020-DQ-BX-0010	$476,517	Past Project Period End Date
2020	Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits Through a Comprehensive, Systematic, and Quantifiable Approach	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2020-DQ-BX-0012	$466,543	Past Project Period End Date
2021	Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI)	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP	$327,405	Past Project Period End Date
2022	Assessing the reliability of modern µXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO	$388,814	Open
2022	Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS	$623,965	Open
2023	Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX	$494,268	Open
2023	Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO	$564,733	Open