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NIJ FY25 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Closing Date

April 16, 2025

Grants.gov Deadline

April 2, 2025

Application JustGrants Deadline

April 16, 2025

This funding opportunity seeks applications for funding basic or applied research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes. NIJ’s Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan and Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group (TWG) identify current research priorities and technology challenges encountered in operational forensic science laboratories. Research-based knowledge and newly developed tools that work toward addressing these priorities and resolving these challenges...

NamUs Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report

Date Published

January 2025

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

NIJ

Direct Comparison of Body Fluid Identification Technologies

Objective Image Analysis for the Interpretation of Colorimetric Tests for Drugs of Abuse

DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2022

$80,000

Direct Comparison of Body Fluid Identification Technologies

Date Published

2024

Series

NIJ Journal

Agencies

NIJ

Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies

Date Published

2024

Series

NIJ Journal

Agencies

NIJ

Quantitative Evaluation of Hemp-Derived Vape Products for Accurate Labeling, Identification of Unknowns, and Stability

GRANT14121774

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$300,000

Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses

GRANT14121445

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$990,468

Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Towards a Generalized Approach to Detection of Dangerous Drug Classes

GRANT14119305

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$624,483

FBI Subaward to the NIST project "Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components"

GRANT14110035-B

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$130,000

Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components

DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$389,657

A Roadmap to Improve Research and Technology Transition in Forensic Science

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

EFFECTS OF SPARK POSITION IN SPARK SOURCE MASS SPECTROMETRY

Date Published

1970

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Stage Transitions in Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Implications for Forensic Science

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ Awards $14M to Support Forensic Science Research

On September 27, 2024, NIJ announced $13.6 million in new funding to support 24 projects under the “FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which bolsters the administration of justice.

Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2024

Since 2009, NIJ has invested over...

Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies

15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$630,560

On the reliability of the forensic examination of electrical tapes and the influence of alteration sources encountered in casework

15PNIJ-24-GG-03853-RESD

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$216,195

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma

15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$691,362

Semi-empirical Kinetics Model for Fingerprint Aging

15PNIJ-24-GG-03855-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$399,437

Improving the Data Interpretation Process in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis

15PNIJ-24-GG-03847-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$179,968

MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization

15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$2,062,069

Research and Development for the Creation of Validated Protocols for the Forensic Detection and Quantification of Psilocybin and Psilocin in Complex Edible Matrices

15PNIJ-24-GG-03848-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$781,087

Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra

15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$399,300

Development of double casts for the validation of three-dimensional imaging systems for firearm forensics

15PNIJ-24-GG-01553-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$205,090

Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics

Date Published

July 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored