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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: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION

Number of Awards: 41
Total Amount Awarded: $50,765,450

Funded Awards
FY Title Sort descending Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2013 A Quantitative Assessment of Shoeprint Accidental Patterns with Implications Regarding Similarity, Frequency and Chance Association of Features NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2013-DN-BX-K043 $389,321 Closed
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
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
2013 Biometrics from the Isotopic Analysis of Amino Acids in Human Hair NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2013-DN-BX-K007 $283,464 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
2019 Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0015 $326,820 Closed
2004 Development of Statistical Methods for Estimating a Minimum Postmortem Interval: an evaluation using insect growth data National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2002-LT-BX-4001 $101,467 Closed
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
2007 Encrypted Disk Drive Forensic Tools for Law Enforcement NIJ FY 07 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2007-DN-BX-K126 $251,183 Closed
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
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
2010 Estimating Postmortem Interval: A Molecular Approach NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K180 $462,492 Closed
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
2019 Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2019-DU-BX-0030 $267,438 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2018-DU-BX-0186 $379,394 Closed
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
2004 Forensic Hair Examination Workshop and Atlas under the President's DNA Initiative Funding National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $340,000 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
2004 Forensic Science Initiative National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology West Virginia University Research Corporation On Behalf of WVU WV 2001-RC-CX-K003 $741,075 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
2003 Forensic Science Initiative 2003 National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2003-RC-CX-K001 $3,250,125 Closed
2006 FY06 Congressionally Directed Funds NIJ FY06 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2003-RC-CX-K001 $3,948,912 Closed
2008 FY08 Congressionally Directed Funds NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2008-DN-BX-K223 $3,554,140 Closed
2009 FY09 Congressionally Selected Funds NIJ FY09 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-DI-BX-K012 $4,000,000 Closed
2009 Increasing Student and Community Safety NIJ FY09 Building and Enhancing Research Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnerships West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2009-IJ-CX-0205 $157,388 Closed