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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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State: WV,
District: 2

Number of Awards: 40
Total Amount Awarded: $10,004,537

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS $399,300 Open
2023 Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX $494,268 Open
2023 Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO $564,733 Open
2022 Assessing the reliability of modern µXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO $388,814 Open
2022 Footwear Databasing to Support Forensic Intelligence NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-22-GG-04429-RESS $623,965 Open
2021 Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP $327,405 Closed
2020 Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits Through a Comprehensive, Systematic, and Quantifiable Approach Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2020-DQ-BX-0012 $466,543 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Comprehensive Assessment of Novel Reference Materials and Analytical Methods for the Analysis and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION WV 2020-DQ-BX-0010 $476,517 Past Project Period End Date
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 Closed
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 Past Project Period End Date
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 Past Project Period End Date
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 Closed
2015 FY2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program West Virginia State Police WV 2015-DN-BX-0055 $313,839 Closed
2015 West Virginia's FY2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2015-CD-BX-0051 $63,705 Closed
2014 2014 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant NIJ FY 14 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2014-CD-BX-0016 $63,029 Closed
2013 Forensic Lab Improvement NIJ FY 13 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2013-CD-BX-0043 $58,186 Closed
2013 FY2013 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 13 DNA Backlog Reduction Program West Virginia State Police WV 2013-DN-BX-0081 $396,320 Closed
2012 FY 12 Paul Coverdell Grant Application NIJ FY 12 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2012-CD-BX-0019 $63,517 Closed
2012 FY2012 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 12 DNA Backlog Reduction Program West Virginia State Police WV 2012-DN-BX-0064 $363,585 Closed
2011 FY 2011 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 11 DNA Backlog Reduction Program West Virginia State Police WV 2011-DN-BX-K449 $373,262 Closed
2011 State of West Virginia FY11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program NIJ FY 11 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2011-CD-BX-0027 $166,108 Closed
2010 FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program West Virginia State Police WV 2010-DN-BX-K083 $230,014 Closed
2010 West Virginia State Police Consolidate Forensic Science Plan FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2010-CD-BX-0035 $199,728 Closed
2009 FY 2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program - West Virginia State Police NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant Program West Virginia State Police WV 2009-DN-BX-K081 $227,834 Closed
2009 WV FY09 Paul Coverdell Project NIJ FY 09 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program West Virginia Division of Administrative Services, Justice and Community Services WV 2009-CD-BX-0034 $140,397 Closed