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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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Subtopic: Controlled substances

Number of Awards: 1,024
Total Amount Awarded: $219,652,632

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
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 Closed
2017 Cost-effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for RapidScreening of Narcotics and Explosives at the Point ofInterdiction NIJ FY17 Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2015-R2-CX-0033 $45,962 Closed
2017 Coupling Gas Chromatography (GC) and Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Spectroscopy for Forensic Applications NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 2017-R2-CX-0018 $370,180 Closed
2017 Coupling Raman Spectroscopy with Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry for On-site, High-Throughput Evidence Confirmation on a Single Instrumental Platform NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Illinois State University IL 2017-R2-CX-0022 $298,100 Closed
2017 Development of Matrix Matched Quality Control Materials and Sample Preparation Techniques for the Analysis of Marijuana Infused Products and their Application to Edible Testing NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 2017-R2-CX-0029 $215,830 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 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
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 Development and Properties of Kernal-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations South Dakota State University SD 2015-R2-CX-0028 $41,047 Closed
2016 Forensic Chemistry of Substituted N-Benzylmethoxy (N-BOMe) Phenethylamines: Isomeric Designer Drugs Related to 25I-N-BOMe Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Auburn University AL 2016-DN-BX-0175 $215,000 Closed
2016 Metabolism and Analysis of Desomorphine Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0031 $46,008 Closed
2016 Rapid and Accurate On-Site Screening for a Broad Range of Synthetic Cathinones by Electronic Drug Analyzer Based on a Cross-Reactive Aptamer Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Florida International University Board of Trustees FL 2016-DN-BX-0167 $208,971 Closed
2016 Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Pharmacology of Emerging Synthetic Opioids Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Keck Graduate Institute CA 2016-R2-CX-0059 $618,790 Open
2016 The Evaluation of Alternative Sample Preparation Techniques for Use in Forensic Laboratories Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Research Triangle Institute NC 2016-DN-BX-0192 $787,719 Closed
2016 The Utility of Multi-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for the Analysis of Seized Drugs: Application to Emerging Drugs Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The George Washington University DC 2016-DN-BX-0169 $208,339 Closed
2015 Analytical Validation and Impact Assessment of On-Site Evidence Screening via Ambient Sampling, Portable Mass Spectrometry NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Illinois State University IL 2015-IJ-CX-K011 $299,753 Closed
2015 Automated Derivatization and Identification of Controlled Substances via Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction (TV-SPME) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Trustees of Indiana University IN 2015-DN-BX-K058 $190,223 Closed
2015 Cost-Effective Printed Microfluidic Devices for Rapid Screening of Narcotics at the Point of Interdiction NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia VA 2015-R2-CX-0033 $50,000 Closed
2015 Decrease the Controlled Substance and Firearm Analysis Backlog Utilizing Overtime NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Oregon State Police OR 2015-CD-BX-0063 $93,922 Closed
2015 Development and Properties of Kernel-Based Methods for the Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics South Dakota State University SD 2015-R2-CX-0028 $33,513 Closed
2015 Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence Department of Forensic Science VA 2015-DN-BX-K008 $149,504 Closed
2015 Development of a Comprehensive Genetic Tool for Identification of Cannabis Sativa Samples for Forensic and Intelligence Purposes NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Sam Houston State University TX 2015-R2-CX-0030 $46,008 Closed
2015 Development of Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometric and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Methods for Rapid High Throughput Analysis and Identification of Psychotropic Plant Species NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes The Research Foundation for The SUNY, University at Albany NY 2015-DN-BX-K057 $688,158 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