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: 216
Total Amount Awarded: $99,302,193

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount Sort descending	Status
2019	Novel GLC-based Method for Identification of Positional Isomeric Fentanyls	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS	TX	2019-R2-CX-0043	$50,000	Closed
2019	Optimization of Pretreatment Parameters in Hair Analysis for Drugs of Abuse and Understanding Protein-Drug Physicochemical Interactions	GRF-STEM Continuations, FY 2019	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0005	$50,000	Closed
2014	A Systematic Evaluation of the Analysis of Drug Microcrystals Using Infrared Microspectroscopy	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	2014-R2-CX-K008	$53,481	Closed
2003	Application of Solid Phase Microextraction Methods for Forensic Toxicological Analysis of Postmortem and Decomposed Samples	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Sam Houston State University	TX	2003-IJ-CX-K002	$58,264	Closed
2023	Study of Factors Influencing Mass Spectral Data Comparison	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories	STATE POLICE, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF	KY	15PNIJ-23-GG-01428-RESS	$69,835	Open
2013	Characterization of Performance-Enhancing Peptides via Inlet Ionization on DART-TOF/MS	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Harris County, TX	TX	2013-DN-BX-K020	$80,765	Closed
2016	Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0148	$91,017	Closed
2008	VT 2008 Research and Development in the Area of Controlled Substances Detection and Analysis	NIJ FY 08 Research and Development in Forensic Analysis of Controlled Substances: Invited Full Proposals	Vermont Department of Public Safety	VT	2008-DN-BX-K161	$92,888	Closed
2011	Race and Drug Arrests: Specific Deterrence and Collateral Consequences	NIJ FY 11 W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program	University of South Florida	FL	2011-IJ-CX-0004	$93,553	Closed
2008	Automated Screening of Body Fluids for Drugs and Poisons	NIJ FY 08 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program	Miami Dade County	FL	2008-CD-BX-0049	$95,000	Closed
2018	Identification of Drugs in Powders, Tablets, Liquids, and Plant Material Via Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction (TV-SPME)	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	IN	2018-75-CX-0035	$96,469	Closed
2005	The Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal Detectors	NIJ/Office of Science & Technology Continuations	The Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2005-IJ-CX-K031	$97,019	Closed
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	Closed
2018	Hoopa Valley Tribe and Tribal Law and Policy Institute Research Partnership	NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants	TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE	CA	2018-75-CX-0013	$100,000	Closed
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	Closed
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	Closed
2006	Alcohol Availability, Distribution Policies, and Their Relationship To Crime and Alcohol-Related Injury	NIJ FY06 ORE Crime and Justice Research	The Urban Institute	DC	2006-IJ-CX-0012	$105,989	Closed
2023	Cannabis liberalization policies and trends in cannabis-related school-based discipline: Examining sociodemographic disparities in Massachusetts	NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	MA	15PNIJ-23-GG-01954-TITL	$111,000	Open
2010	Raman Spectroscopy with Multi-component Searching for Complex Clandestine Laboratory Sample Analysis	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Commonwealth of Kentucky	KY	2010-DN-BX-K178	$118,195	Closed
2010	Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications	Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department	NV	2010-DN-BX-K201	$118,322	Closed
2015	Development of Modern Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals and Bath Salts	NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute, Inc.	IL	2015-IJ-CX-K010	$122,428	Closed
2020	Emerging Drug Threats	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020	Drug Enforcement Administration		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0006	$125,000	Open
2015	Optimal Extraction Methods of THC from Infused Products (Denver PD)	NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence	City and County of Denver - Denver Police Department	CO	2015-DN-BX-K028	$138,466	Closed
2016	Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	2016-DN-BX-0150	$139,233	Closed
2011	Comprehensive Forensic Toxicological Analysis Of Designer Drugs	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2011-DN-BX-K559	$143,225	Closed