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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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State: NY,
District: 20

Number of Awards: 117
Total Amount Awarded: $69,826,093

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2020 Disrupting Human Trafficking Networks through Mathematical Modeling: Addressing Replacement Effects and Uncertain Information Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE NY 2020-R2-CX-0022 $100,000 Open
2020 Police Investigations of Gun Offenses: Understanding and Enhancing Performance Research and Evaluation on Policing, Fiscal Year 2020 JOHN F. FINN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INC. THE NY 2020-R2-CX-0011 $619,648 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
2019 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FR-IR Spectroscopy GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019 The Research Foundation for the SUNY NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,997 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 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 Assessing a Trauma-Informed Decision Protocol for Juvenile Justice Practitioners Legacy OJJDP Research Grants POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC NY 2016-CV-BX-0002 $499,999 Past Project Period End Date
2018 Detection and Identification of Psychoactive Material Based On SPME-facilitated DART-MS-derived Headspace Chemical Signatures and Chemometrics NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2018-R2-CX-0012 $100,000 Past Project Period End Date
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 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy NIJ FY18 Continuations The State University of New York, University at Albany NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,993 Open
2018 Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2018-R2-CX-0019 $97,328 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS-derived Dark Matter for the Identification of New Psychoactive Substances NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0020 $558,282 Past Project Period End Date
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 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-R2-CX-0006 $49,997 Past Project Period End Date
2017 Identification and Analysis of Body Fluid Traces Using ATR FT-IR Spectroscopy 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-0006 $49,993 Open
2017 Making Schools Safer and/or Creating a Pipeline to Prison: A Study of North Carolina Schools NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-CK-BX-0006 $498,265 Past Project Period End Date
2017 New Concept for Fingerprint Analysis: Bioaffinity-Based Systems Utilizing Amino Acids NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-DN-BX-0009 $49,994 Closed
2017 New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision FY 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project. NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) New York State Department of Corrections and Community Super NY 2017-AK-BX-0012 $483,666 Open
2017 Raman spectroscopy for analyzing body fluid traces: Universal method development NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 2017-DN-BX-0135 $681,275 Open
2016 "Targeting the "Absence" in a Desistance Framework: Balancing Risk and Rehabilitation in Mandated Criminal Background Check Employment Decisions." NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Research Foundation for the SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-R2-CX-0017 $31,999 Closed
2016 Assessing a school, justice, and behavioral health collaborative approach to improving school safety Comprehensive School Safety Initiative POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC NY 2016-CK-BX-0010 $2,985,543 Open
2016 Automation of a Sperm DNA Capture Assay for Forensic Applications Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes General Electric Company NY 2016-DN-BX-0156 $499,994 Closed
2016 Forensic Investigation of Bloodstains Using Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: species differentiation, kinetic changes, donor age, and potential false positives Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0021 $49,993 Closed
2016 Further Development of Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation: Method Advancement and Validation Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-R2-CX-0019 $46,083 Closed
2016 New concept for fingerprint analysis: bioaffinity-based systems utilizing amino acids NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2016-DN-BX-0009 $49,862 Closed