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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Drugs

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

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 A Comprehensive Evaluation and Error Rate Assessment of Field Colorimetric Testing for Seized Drugs NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-03851-SLFO $499,902 Open
2024 Advancing New Psychoactive Substance Detection by Performance Comparison of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Techniques NIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01569-RESS $119,881 Open
2024 Collaborative Strategies in Safeguarding Children: A Community-Centric Approach to Overdose Response NIJ FY24 Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE OH 15PNIJ-24-GG-00752-MUMU $985,527 Open
2024 Development of new cocaine hair testing guidelines: investigation of decontamination protocols, damage/adulteration evaluation, and cosmetic treatment impact NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03852-SLFO $185,870 Open
2024 Differentiation of Hemp and Marijuana Through Ion Complexation with Copper Phosphine Complexes NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY TX 15PNIJ-24-GG-03858-RESD $216,763 Open
2024 Exploring the Intersection of Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, and Other Criminal Activity in the United States NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER IL 15PNIJ-24-GG-01904-RESS $649,895 Open
2024 Exploring the Nexus of Human Trafficking and Drug Trafficking in a Border County NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL MA 15PNIJ-24-GG-01907-RESS $649,732 Open
2024 Identifying and Treating Overdose Hotspots: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Place-Based Harm Reduction Strategies NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships CINCINNATI UNIV OF OH 15PNIJ-24-GG-05454-NIJB $356,130 Open
2024 Improving the Systems Response to Victims of Human Trafficking with Substance Use Disorders in Minnesota NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-05452-NIJB $399,969 Open
2024 Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Towards a Generalized Approach to Detection of Dangerous Drug Classes NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Naval Research Laboratory GRANT14119305 $624,483 Open
2024 Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute NIJ FY24 Novel Psychoactive Substance Discovery, Education, and Reporting Institute THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 15PNIJ-24-GK-00981-COAP $2,000,000 Open
2024 Quantitative Evaluation of Hemp-Derived Vape Products for Accurate Labeling, Identification of Unknowns, and Stability NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes National Institute of Standards and Technology DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0003 $300,000 Open
2024 Research and Development for the Creation of Validated Protocols for the Forensic Detection and Quantification of Psilocybin and Psilocin in Complex Edible Matrices NIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE NY 15PNIJ-24-GG-03848-MUMU $781,087 Open
2023 An Image Analysis Framework for Objective Color Interpretation of Seized Drug Tests NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-04210-SLFO $392,196 Open
2023 Analytical Challenges with Proliferating THC Analogues NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01421-COAP $726,360 Open
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
2023 Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY VA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS $245,592 Past Project Period End Date
2023 Evaluation of the Luxon Ion Source for Rapid Screening in Forensic Laboratories NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-23-GG-01419-RESS $319,172 Open
2023 Implementation of NPS Discovery – An Early Warning Systems for Novel Drug Intelligence, Surveillance, Monitoring, Response, and Forecasting using Drug Materials and Toxicology Populations in the US NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION PA 15PNIJ-22-GG-04434-MUMU $492,810 Past Project Period End Date
2023 Losing Sleep and Losing Control: The Impact of Subjective and Objective Sleep on the Problem Behavior and Mental Health of Justice-Involved Young Adults NIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01946-RESS $166,500 Open
2023 Meeting National Safety Council Recommendations: Accurate Rapid Tests and Laboratory Confirmation Procedures for Fentanyl and Prevalent Opioids in Oral Fluid NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes 9 DELTA ANALYTICAL, LLC CA 15PNIJ-23-GG-04233-RESS $434,500 Past Project Period End Date
2023 Nanoparticle-Decorated Micropillars As Integrated Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Substrates for Quantitative and High-Throughput Toxicology Drug Analysis NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN 15PNIJ-23-GG-04235-RESS $199,676 Open
2023 New Age Therapeutics: Development and Validation of an Analytical Workflow for the Analysis of Psychedelics in Biological Matrices NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01426-RESS $441,886 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 Pivoting Headspace Ethanol Analysis to Accommodate Modern Day Scenarios NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PNIJ-23-GG-01424-MUMU $371,593 Open