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: 147
Total Amount Awarded: $43,268,044

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
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	Past Project Period End Date
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	Past Project Period End Date
2018	IDENTIFICATION OF LOW EXPLOSIVES AND THEIR POST-BLAST RESIDUES VIA GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC) COUPLED WITH VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET (VUV) SPECTROSCOPY	NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-R2-CX-0015	$150,000	Closed
2018	Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	2018-DU-BX-0178	$580,622	Closed
2018	Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	STATE POLICE, MARYLAND	MD	2018-DU-BX-0165	$299,234	Closed
2018	Investigating Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Gasoline at Elevated Temperatures for Fire Debris Applications	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	MI	2018-DU-BX-0225	$466,769	Closed
2018	Physical and chemical trace evidence from 3D-Printed firearms (Year 2)	NIJ FY18 Continuations	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2018	Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	WV	2018-75-CX-0033	$368,415	Closed
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
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
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
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
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	Development of Improved Extraction/Purification Methods for LC-QqQ-MS Analysis of Novel Psychoactive Substances	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0004	$50,000	Closed
2017	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,666	Closed
2017	Improved Detection of Kratom Alkaloids in Forensic Toxicology	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2016-DN-BX-0006	$49,987	Closed
2017	Improving Seminal Fluid Detection Sensitivity in Extended Post-Coital Intervals by QQQ Mass Spectrometry	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	University of Denver	CO	2015-R2-CX-0024	$43,719	Closed
2017	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$48,907	Closed
2017	Nanoparticles for Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	IA	2016-DN-BX-0008	$50,000	Closed
2017	Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	The University of Mississippi	MS	2017-IJ-CX-0001	$50,000	Closed
2017	Postmortem Interval Estimation from Bone Marrow Lipids	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY	TN	2017-DN-BX-0146	$377,535	Closed
2017	Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2017-R2-CX-0019	$311,221	Closed