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: 137
Total Amount Awarded: $40,093,206

Funded Awards
FY	Title Sort descending	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	A More Timely Process for Identifying and Analyzing Trends of Emerging Novel Psychoactive Substances in the United States	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION	PA	2017-R2-CX-0002	$49,994	Closed
2018	A Paradigm Shift in Forensic Toxicology Screening: The Development and Validation of Two Automated Sample Preparation Techniques for the Comprehensive Screening of Biological Matrices Using High Resol	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE	VA	2018-DU-BX-0168	$448,063	Closed
2011	Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes with Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2011-DN-BX-K552	$396,780	Closed
2020	Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis Samples for Forensic Laboratories	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	National Institute of Standards and Technology		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0009	$350,000	Closed
2006	An Investigation of the Effect of DNA Degradation and Inhibition on PCR Amplification of Single Source and Mixed Forensic Samples	NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Florida International University	FL	2006-DN-BX-K006	$347,399	Closed
2018	Analysis and Characterization of Smokeless Powders and Smokeless Powder Residues	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	FL	2018-R2-CX-0008	$150,000	Closed
2006	Analysis of DNA Forensic Markers Using High Throughput Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development Solicitation: Invited Full Applications	Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	CA	2006-DN-BX-K011	$451,382	Closed
2013	Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Human Hair: Surface Contamination and Localization of Analytes	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2013-DN-BX-K021	$343,845	Closed
2015	Analytical Validation and Impact Assessment of On-Site Evidence Screening via Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K011	$299,753	Closed
2022	Application of Analytical Chemistry to Test the Accuracy of Human Residual Odor Detection by Cadaver Dogs	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	TN	15PNIJ-22-GG-04412-SLFO	$395,516	Open
2015	Automated Derivatization and Identification of Controlled Substances via Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction (TV-SPME) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2015-DN-BX-K058	$190,223	Closed
2013	Bath Salt-type Aminoketone designer Drugs: Analytical and Synthetic Studies on Substituted Cathinones	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Auburn University	AL	2013-DN-BX-K022	$344,325	Closed
2017	Bioinformatic Analaysis of Big Proteomic Data: A New Forensic Tool to Identify Menstrual Blood & Body Fluid Mixtures	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	NEW YORK, CITY OF	NY	2017-NE-BX-0003	$667,774	Closed
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
2003	Capillary Electrophoretic Analysis of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Evidence	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Washington State Patrol	WA	2003-LT-BX-K004	$316,222	Closed
2016	Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	University of Central Florida	FL	2016-NE-BX-0001	$324,082	Closed
2012	Characterization of Designer Drugs: Chemical Stability, Exposure, and Metabolite Identification	NIJ FY 12 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2012-R2-CX-K001	$799,360	Closed
2006	Characterization of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Synthetic By-Products for Source and Route Determination	NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications	University of Central Florida	FL	2006-DN-BX-K009	$257,134	Closed
2016	Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2016-DN-BX-0190	$362,037	Closed
2017	Combined Extraction Method for Mitochondrial DNA and Proteins from Hair for Human Identification	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Battelle Memorial Institute	OH	2017-DN-BX-0159	$398,546	Closed
2019	Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues	Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019	MIAMI-DADE COUNTY	FL	2019-DU-BX-0002	$372,438	Closed
2021	Comparative Evaluation of Low- and High-Resolution MS Approaches for Screening and Confirmation of New Psychoactive Substances in Human Specimen Matrices	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-21-GG-04173-COAP	$437,665	Open
2017	Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2017-R2-CX-0018	$370,180	Closed
2017	Coupling Raman Spectroscopy with Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site, High-Throughput Evidence Confirmation on a Single Instrumental Platform	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Illinois State University	IL	2017-R2-CX-0022	$298,100	Closed
2008	Delivery of Academic Workshops in Instrumental Trace Evidence Analysis	NIJ FY 08 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program	The Florida International University Board of Trustess	FL	2008-DN-BX-K071	$120,883	Closed