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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Number of Awards: 321
Total Amount Awarded: $139,252,507

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2017	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,666	Closed
2017	Electrochemical and Colorimetric Aptamer-Based Sensors for Rapid On-site Screening of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Seized Substances and Biological Samples	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Florida International University Board of Trustees	FL	2015-R2-CX-0034	$49,996	Open
2017	Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	West Virginia University	WV	2015-R2-CX-0032	$47,916	Closed
2017	Identifying and Informing Strategies for Disrupting Drug Distribution Networks: An Application to Opiate Flows in Pennsylvania	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime 2017	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	PA	2017-IJ-CX-0017	$990,002	Closed
2017	Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine	NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0031	$48,907	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
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	Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Oral Fluid	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	TX	2017-R2-CX-0019	$311,221	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	The Use of Gas Chromatography with Tandem Ultra Violet and Mass Spectrometric Detection for the Analysis of Emerging Drugs. Application to Synthetic Cathinones and Fentanyl Analogs.	NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	The George Washington University	DC	2017-R2-CX-0028	$275,221	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
2016	A mechanism-based forensic investigation into the postmortem redistribution of morphine	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Northeastern University	MA	2016-DN-BX-0002	$47,833	Open
2016	Assessing Trends In Deaths Associated With Opioid and Alcohol Withdrawal In Jails	Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data	University of Rochester	NY	2016-R2-CX-0037	$39,807	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
2016	Cost-effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics and Explosives at the Point of Interdiction	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia	VA	2015-R2-CX-0033	$50,000	Closed
2016	Developing Methods for Assessing Outcomes of Law and Policy on Drug Trafficking Offenders, Organizations, and Criminal Justice Responses	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	ABT ASSOCIATES INC.	MA	2016-R2-CX-K001	$999,887	Closed
2016	Development of a comprehensive genetic tool for identification of Cannabis sativa samples for forensic and intelligence purposes	Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations	Sam Houston State University	TX	2015-R2-CX-0030	$46,008	Closed
2016	Development of Advanced Computational and Geographic Visualization Methods for Geospatial and Temporal Strategic Risk Assessment of Crime	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	CA	2016-R2-CX-0020	$50,000	Closed
2016	Development of Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Acetyl Fentanyl and Synthetic Cannabinoids	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics	Trustees of Indiana University	IN	2016-DN-BX-0007	$48,406	Closed
2016	Differences in Cannabis Impairment and its Measurement Due to Route of Administration	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	Research Triangle Institute	NC	2016-DN-BX-0193	$1,209,914	Closed
2016	Drugs, DUI, and Crime? What Are the Effects of Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado?	NIJ FY 16 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Purdue University	IN	2016-R2-CX-0008	$32,000	Closed
2016	Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Law Enforcement and Crime	Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	WA	2016-R2-CX-0058	$995,831	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
2016	Examining an Integrated Bystander and Alcohol Program for Sexual Assault Perpetration: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial	New Investigator/Early Career Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences	Ohio University	OH	2016-R2-CX-0048	$150,000	Closed
2016	Examining Prison Stays in Michigan	Data Resources Program 2016: Funding for Analysis of Existing Data	Central Michigan University	MI	2016-R2-CX-0036	$40,000	Closed