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Awards Listing

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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All of the fiscal 2019 solicitations have closed. All successful applicants were notified by September 30th and non-award notifications will be made by December 30, 2019. View a complete list of 2019 awards.

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State: WV,
District: 1

Number of Awards: 42
Total Amount Awarded: $40,908,247

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 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 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 Open
2019 Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019 West Virginia University WV 2019-R2-CX-0041 $99,618 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
2018 Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics West Virginia University WV 2018-R2-CX-0009 $100,000 Open
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 Open
2018 Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics: Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed? NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2018-MU-MU-0003 $178,080 Open
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 Open
2018 Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2018-75-CX-0032 $985,950 Open
2017 Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2017-DN-BX-0161 $378,501 Open
2016 Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations: Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2016-DN-BX-0152 $213,735 Open
2015 Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics West Virginia University WV 2015-R2-CX-0010 $50,000 Closed
2015 Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics West Virginia University WV 2015-R2-CX-0032 $45,683 Closed
2015 Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2015-DN-BX-K048 $212,875 Closed
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
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
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
2010 On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DN-BX-K247 $146,055 Closed
2010 Proposal for FY 2010 Congressional Appropriations Act NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-D1-BX-K016 $4,000,000 Closed
2010 Quantified Assessment of Contextual Information in Latent Friction Ridge Impression Analysis Related To Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Suitability Determinations NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC. WV 2010-DN-BX-K270 $452,050 Closed
2010 WVU Identification Technology Research and Transition Center (CITeR - TRAC) NIJ FY 10 Congressionally Directed Awards West Virginia University Research Corporation WV 2010-DD-BX-K037 $1,000,000 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
2009 Justice Technology Assistance Program (JTAP) NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology WVHTC Foundation WV 2009-IJ-CX-K016 $300,000 Closed