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: 227
Total Amount Awarded: $106,315,333

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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		GRANT14121774	$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	Awarded, but not yet accepted
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	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	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	Open
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
2023	Quantification of psychotropic cannabinoids in newly emerging hemp-derived products and evaluation of their stability and interconversion during storage	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	IL	15PNIJ-23-GG-04234-RESS	$251,505	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
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
2023	The Low-Down on Methamphetamine Isomers: Prevalence and Pharmacology in Humans	NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	WI	15PNIJ-23-GG-04216-MUMU	$1,042,225	Open