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 Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2022	Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020	Federal Bureau of Investigation		DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008	$500,000	Open
2013	Aptamer-Based, Exonuclease-Amplified, Paper Device for Point of Collection Screening of Cocaine and Methamphetamine in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY 13 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Florida International University	FL	2013-DN-BX-K032	$352,223	Closed
2011	Separation and Identification of Drugs of Abuse Using ESI-IMS-MS	NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Florida International University	FL	2011-DN-BX-K531	$241,447	Closed
2018	Evaluating Analytical Parameters and Understanding Drug-Matrix Interactions in Forensic Hair Analysis	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2018-75-CX-0037	$400,349	Closed
2017	Optimization of Pretreatment Parameters in Hair Analysis for Drugs of Abuse and Understanding Protein-Drug Physicochemical Interactions	NIJ FY17 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0005	$50,000	Closed
2017	Novel Blood Protein Modification Assay for Retrospective Detection of Drug Exposure - Development and Validation	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-MU-BX-0002	$467,885	Closed
2018	Optimization of Pretreatment Parameters in Hair Analysis for Drugs of Abuse and Understanding Protein-Drug Physicochemical Interactions	NIJ FY18 Continuations	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2017-IJ-CX-0005	$50,000	Closed
2019	Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Opioid Detection in Seized Substances	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	2019-DU-BX-0024	$365,101	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
2022	Non-contact detection of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids: Towards a generalized approach to the detection of dangerous drug clases	NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-22-GG-04418-RESS	$642,632	Open
2023	Optimizing Analytical Parameters for Detection of Chronic and Single Dose Drug Exposure in Forensic Hair Analysis	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04208-MUMU	$431,892	Open
2023	Rapid screening and identification of fentanyl in drug mixtures using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	FL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04230-RESS	$190,662	Open
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
2017	Retrospective Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Forensic Toxicology Casework using Archived High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE	PA	2017-R2-CX-0021	$494,695	Closed
2017	Toxicological Time Travel: Retrospective Datamining of Analytical Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Data for Evaluating the Rise and Fall of Novel Opioid and Fentanyl Analog Use in the United States	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017	Fredric Rieders Family Foundation: CFSRE	PA	2017-DN-BX-0169	$499,005	Closed
2018	Development of a Comprehensive Workflow for Postmortem Insulin Testing in Cases of Suspected Insulin Homicide	NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	2018-75-CX-0039	$299,529	Past Project Period End Date
2020	Assessment of the Contribution to Drug Impaired Driving from Emerging and Undertested Drugs	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020	FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION	PA	2020-DQ-BX-0009	$478,783	Closed
2003	Use of LC/MS/MS to Rapidly Perform First-Pass Screening for Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Toxicology Cases	General Forensic Research and Development for FY 2003	Georgia Bureau of Investigation	GA	2003-IJ-CX-K007	$407,451	Closed
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
2010	The Effects of Acquisition of Postmortem Blood Specimens on Drug Levels and the Effects of Transport Conditions on Degradation of Drugs	NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines	Iowa Department of Public Health	IA	2010-DN-BX-K216	$167,697	Closed
2018	Building Drug Intelligence Networks to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Intelligence-led Policing Strategy	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	IA	2018-AR-BX-0004	$725,018	Closed
1998	Breaking the Cycle Demonstration Project	Developing Communications Initiatives in Criminal Justice	Jacksonville,City Of-Department Of Community Affairs	FL	1998-IJ-CX-K013	$3,000,000	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
2008	Marshall University Forensic Science Center: A National Resource for State and Local Forensic Crime Laboratories	NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards	Marshall University Research Corporation	WV	2008-DN-BX-K219	$4,248,155	Closed
2011	DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN COMPENDIUM OF MICROCRYSTAL TESTS FOR ILLICIT DRUGS AND DIVERTED PHARMACEUTICALS	NIJ FY 11 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	McCrone Research Institute	IL	2011-DN-BX-K528	$199,712	Closed