Evidence analysis and processing
Quantitative Evaluation of Hemp-Derived Vape Products for Accurate Labeling, Identification of Unknowns, and Stability
DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$300,000
Guiding Interpretation: Leveraging High-Density SNP Data from Major U.S. Populations for Forensic Genetic Analyses
DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0002
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
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...
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in Forensic Analysis
Date Published
August 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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
Enhancing the evidentiary value of textile fibers with a combination of fluorescence microscopy and micro spectrophotometry
15PNIJ-24-GG-03850-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$412,786
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
Past Project Period End Date
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
Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”
15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$303,714
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
Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final Report, January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics
Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored