Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Program

Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021

This solicitation seeks applications for research and evaluation studies to produce practical knowledge that has the potential to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence in forensic science laboratories. Proposals are expected to identify the forensic science discipline(s) intended to benefit from the project.

Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method

DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$99,865

Development of an Open Source Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Search Software and Library Building Tool for the Analysis of Complex Drug Mixtures

DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0012

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$198,290

Interpretation of Y chromosome STRs for missing persons cases

2020-DQ-BX-0018

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$198,362

Sex-Based Targeted Recovery of Cells in a Heterogeneous Mixture: Separating Male and Female Like Cells

2020-DQ-BX-0019

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$153,333

Evaluation of Digital Evidence Processing Efficiencies in Publicly Funded Crime Laboratories

2020-DQ-BX-0016

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$348,052

Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape

2020-DQ-BX-0017

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$290,353

Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020

Closing Date

May 18, 2020

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will: (1) Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and (2) Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review

2019-DU-BX-0001

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$611,226

Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)

2019-NE-BX-0001

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$250,000

Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validation of a high resolution melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool

2019-DU-BX-0003

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$399,699

Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the Biomek NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing

2019-NE-BX-0002

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$250,636

Combining LC-MS/MS Product-Ion Scan Technology with GC-MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluidsand Tissues

2019-DU-BX-0002

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$372,438

National Institute of Justice Annual Report 2016

Date Published

June 2019

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

NIJ

Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019

Closing Date

April 29, 2019

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will: 1. Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and 2. Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

Establishing Sufficiency Thresholds for Assessing the Quality of Mass Spectral Data

2018-DU-BX-0184

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$282,703

A Paradigm Shift in Forensic Toxicology Screening: The Development and Validation of Two Automated Sample Preparation Techniques for the Comprehensive Screening of Biological Matrices Using High Resol

2018-DU-BX-0168

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$448,063

A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY

2018-DU-BX-0174

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$176,490

Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing Technology for Routine Forensic Casework

2018-DU-BX-0166

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$390,646

Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis

2018-DU-BX-0165

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$299,234

Funding for Forensic Research and Development, DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement and Other Activities

NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories

Closing Date

May 7, 2018

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will: 1. Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and 2. Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories

Closing Date

February 27, 2017

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will: 1. Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and 2. Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community

2016-DN-BX-K006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$319,850

Evaluation of Peer Review and Verification Processes

2016-DN-BX-K005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$78,670

Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Program

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