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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.

Fiscal year 2021 Awards

NIJ grantees will be notified through the JustGrants system when they have received an award. All grants not awarded by September 30th will be made as soon as possible on a rolling basis and no later than December 31, 2021. Applicants not receiving a FY 2021 award, for which they competitively applied, will be notified as soon as possible, but no later than the calendar year-end. Please continue to visit the NIJ website for updates on NIJ grant awards. NIJ will update the list below as they are released.

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Keyword(s): mass spectrometry

Number of Awards: 118
Total Amount Awarded: $33,728,788

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Open
2020 Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TN 2020-DQ-BX-0003 $285,229 Open
2020 Development of an Open Source Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Search Software and Library Building Tool for the Analysis of Complex Drug Mixtures Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0012 $198,290 Open
2020 LC-QqQ-MS screening assay for abused drug exposure based on covalent peptide/protein modification Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 2020-R2-CX-0023 $100,000 Open
2020 Real-Time Sample-Mining and Data-Mining Approaches for the Discovery of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2020-DQ-BX-0007 $555,401 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
2020 Validation of a LC-DAD-ESI/MS/MS method for the accurate measurement of THC and THCA-A among twenty cannabinoids in various products of Cannabis Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY INC IL 2020-DQ-BX-0021 $160,181 Open
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 OF FL 2019-DU-BX-0002 $372,438 Open
2019 Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WV 2019-R2-CX-0037 $100,000 Open
2019 Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007 $99,865 Open
2019 Forensic Evidence from Chemical Imaging of Triacylglycerols in Latent Fingerprints Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IA 2019-DU-BX-0134 $516,836 Open
2019 Identification of Anticoagulant Adulterants in Seized Material and Biological Samples Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 2019-DU-BX-0020 $412,100 Open
2019 Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 Naval Research Laboratory DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0011 $605,696 Open
2019 Phase II Metabolites of Drugs in Hair: A Potential Solution for Environmental Contamination Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 2019-DU-BX-0021 $295,625 Open
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 Open
2019 Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WV 2019-R2-CX-0044 $100,000 Open
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 Open
2018 A New Analytical Technique to Identify Surface Treatments of a Single Fiber NIJ FY18 Continuations Georgetown University DC 2017-R2-CX-0007 $50,000 Open
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 DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2018-DU-BX-0168 $448,063 Open
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 Open
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 Development of Improved Extraction/Purification Methods for LC-QqQ-MS Analysis of Novel Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY18 Continuations The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2017-IJ-CX-0004 $50,000 Closed
2018 Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY18 Continuations Trustees of Indiana University IN 2016-DN-BX-0007 $47,896 Closed
2018 Development of Portable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensors for Ultrasensitive Characterization of Drugs in Human Biofluids NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 2018-75-CX-0034 $445,244 Open
2018 High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Screening in Forensic Toxicology: Cost Benefit Analysis NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 2018-75-CX-0040 $306,688 Open