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                            Funding & Awards
 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. Description

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**Number of Awards:** 86**Total Amount Awarded:** $42,354,988
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2014
                                                                                        Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Variation of Modern Americans: A Visual Reference to Supplement Facial Approximation Methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-K005
                                                                                        $238,863
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        Department of Criminal Justice Services
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0068
                                                                                        $197,409
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Developing Empirically-Driven Public Corruption Prevention Strategies
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on White-Collar Crime and Public Corruption
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-IJ-CX-0007
                                                                                        $412,108
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence
                                                                                        Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K008
                                                                                        $149,504
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Front End Separation of Compromised Blood Mixtures for Single Source DNA Profiling
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K024
                                                                                        $295,236
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        FY 2015 Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction - Virginia DFS
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-0046
                                                                                        $913,390
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        qPCR Genotype Determination and Mixture Detection Using High Resolution Melting Curve Analysis of STR Loci
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-MU-MU-K026
                                                                                        $321,328
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        The Implementation of a Forensic Workstation Increases the Timeliness and Efficiency of Evidence Processing in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
                                                                                        County of Dinwiddie
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2015-CD-BX-0050
                                                                                        $23,183
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-NE-BX-0002
                                                                                        $676,460
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0150
                                                                                        $139,233
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Virginia Department of Forensic Science
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-K004
                                                                                        $216,225
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery Using UPLC-MS/MS Using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0148
                                                                                        $91,017
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Forensic Body Fluid Identification Using Microbiome Signature Attribution
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Virginia Commonwealth University
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0151
                                                                                        $443,598
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Nanoscale Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Extracellular DNA in Trace Evidence Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0186
                                                                                        $311,609
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0174
                                                                                        $176,490
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0168
                                                                                        $448,063
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Through the E-Cigarette Looking Glass: The Impact of Vaping Ethanol on DUI Investigations
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0036
                                                                                        $517,961
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Adaptation of the DNAse I procedure to the BiomekÂ® NXP robotic platform for more efficient and automated sexual assault sample processing
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0002
                                                                                        $250,636
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0041
                                                                                        $469,468
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        The Effects of Synthetic Cathinone Chirality on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics and Its Implications for Forensic Toxicology
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0046
                                                                                        $149,960
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Through the Looking Glass Part II: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-MU-MU-0007
                                                                                        $1,241,355
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validation of a high resolution melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0003
                                                                                        $399,699
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Verification and evaluation of a miRNA panel for body fluid identification using DNA extracts
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2019-NE-BX-0005
                                                                                        $169,628
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Expanded Quantitative Cannabinoid Testing in Biological Specimens to Combat the Ever Changing Cannabis Landscape
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0017
                                                                                        $290,353
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        Front-end differentiation of contributor cell populations and estimation of DNA content in trace biological samples using novel cellular signatures
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        VA
                                                                                        2020-DQ-BX-0023
                                                                                        $382,296
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