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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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State: NY,
City: Albany

Number of Awards: 95
Total Amount Awarded: $53,520,046

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 A Universal Method for the Detection of Gunshot Residue using Vibrational Spectroscopy NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03857-NIJB $556,572 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Investigations Toward Development of a Technique for Rapid Identification of Forensically Relevant Necrophagous Beetle Species for Postmortem Interval Determination NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-01567-RESS $111,822 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2024 Research and Development for the Creation of Validated Protocols for the Forensic Detection and Quantification of Psilocybin and Psilocin in Complex Edible Matrices NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03848-MUMU $781,087 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2023 Research and Development of an Approach for Non-invasive Determination of Cannabis Ingestion for Forensic Science Purposes NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-23-GG-04236-RESS $291,801 Open
2022 Fostering Diversity in a Police Agency, From Bottom to Top NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Policing THE JOHN F FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INC NY 15PNIJ-22-GG-03141-RESS $790,298 Open
2022 Research and Development Using High-level Quantum Chemistry Calculations for the Creation of a Rapid Field Test for the Identification and Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-22-GG-04423-SLFO $604,176 Open
2021 A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS $632,138 Open
2020 Police Investigations of Gun Offenses: Understanding and Enhancing Performance Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 THE JOHN F FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INC NY 2020-R2-CX-0011 $619,648 Open
2020 Research and Development of a Rapid Approach for Identification of Calliphoridae Species Entomological Forensic Evidence Based on DART-HRMS-derived Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2020-MU-MU-0016 $731,306 Open
2019 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,997 Closed
2019 Research to Develop Validated Methods for THC Quantification in Complex Matrices by High-resolution DART-MS—Focus on Edibles and Plant Materials Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2019-DU-BX-0026 $465,724 Closed
2019 Virbrational Spectroscopy for the Analysis of Organic Gunshot Residue: Detection, Identification and Characterization Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2019-R2-CX-0035 $150,000 Closed
2018 Detection and Identification of Psychoactive Material Based On SPME-facilitated DART-MS-derived Headspace Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2018-R2-CX-0012 $100,000 Closed
2018 Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) NIJ FY18 Continuations The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2018 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy NIJ FY18 Continuations RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,993 Closed
2018 Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2018-R2-CX-0019 $97,328 Closed
2017 Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS-derived Dark Matter for the Identification of New Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0020 $558,282 Closed
2017 Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS) NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0003 $50,000 Closed
2017 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,993 Closed
2017 Making Schools Safer and/or Creating a Pipeline to Prison: A Study of North Carolina Schools NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-CK-BX-0006 $498,265 Closed
2017 New Concept for Fingerprint Analysis: Bioaffinity-Based Systems Utilizing Amino Acids NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-DN-BX-0009 $49,994 Closed
2017 New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision FY 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project. NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) New York State Department of Corrections and Community Super NY 2017-AK-BX-0012 $483,666 Open
2017 Raman spectroscopy for analyzing body fluid traces: Universal method development NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-DN-BX-0135 $681,275 Closed
2016 "Targeting the "Absence" in a Desistance Framework: Balancing Risk and Rehabilitation in Mandated Criminal Background Check Employment Decisions." NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Research Foundation for the SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-R2-CX-0017 $31,999 Closed
2016 Forensic Investigation of Bloodstains Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: species differentiation, kinetic changes, donor age, and potential false positives Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0021 $49,993 Closed