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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...

Estimation of Population-specific Values of Theta for PowerPlex Y23 Profiles

Date Published

February 2025

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Current State of Knowledge on Implications of Gut Microbiome for Surgical Conditions

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

An Interdisciplinary Review of the Thanatomicrobiome in Human Decomposition

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Literature Review

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NIJ-Sponsored

Linking Ammonium Nitrate – Aluminum (AN-AL) Post-Blast Residues to PreBlast Explosive Materials Using Isotope Ratio and Trace Elemental Analysis for Source Attribution

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Strength of Trace Evidence Fracture Fits through a Comprehensive, Systematic and Quantifiable Approach

Date Published

June 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Quantifying and Qualifying the Influence of Standard Laboratory Procedures on Aged, Degraded, and/or Low Copy Number DNA

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in RealTime Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Optimizing the Analysis of DNA from Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Flashforward: The Current and Future Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy for Forensic Purposes

Date Published

November 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Post-burn and Post-blast Rapid Detection of Trace and Bulk Energetics by 3D-printed Cone Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

November 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Elucidation of the Effect of Solar Light on the Near-Infrared Excitation Raman Spectroscopy-Based Analysis of Fabric Dyes

Date Published

October 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Detection of Synthetic Cathinones in Seized Drugs Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

Date Published

December 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Examining the Relationship between Aptamer Complexity and Molecular Discrimination of a Low-Epitope Target

Date Published

November 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Utilizing Derivatizing Agents for the Differentiation of Cannabinoid isomers in Complex Food, Beverage and Personal-care Product Matrices by Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

December 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Dyed Hair and Swimming Pools: The Influence of Chlorinated and Nonchlorinated Agitated Water on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Artificial Dyes on Hair

Date Published

October 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Determining the Precision of High-Throughput Sequencing and Its Influence on Aptamer Selection

Date Published

October 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Microscopic Characteristics of Peri- and Postmortem Fracture Surfaces

Date Published

December 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

GIS Application for Building a Nationally Representative Forensic Taphonomy Database

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony

Date Published

January 2024

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Germ-Line Transformation of Forensically Important Flies

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A DNA Barcoding Strategy for Blow and Flesh Flies Encountered during Medicolegal Casework

Date Published

July 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Identification of Blunt Force Traumatic Fractures in Burned Bone

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Detecting and Processing Clandestine Human Remains with Unmanned Aerial Systems and Multispectral Remote Sensing

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Positive Identification Using Frontal Sinus Comparisons: Developing Empirically Based Guidelines

Date Published

September 2024

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored