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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:** 2,248**Total Amount Awarded:** $771,593,149
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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  RecipientSort ascending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2010
                                                                                        On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K247
                                                                                        $146,055
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        Estimating Postmortem Interval: A Molecular Approach
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2010-DN-BX-K180
                                                                                        $462,492
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-DN-BX-K048
                                                                                        $212,875
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Understanding the Expert Decision Making Process in Forensic Footwear Examinations:  Accuracy, Decision Rules, Predictive Value and the Conditional Probability of an Outcome
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2016-DN-BX-0152
                                                                                        $213,735
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Poisson Processes and Randomly Acquired Characteristics:  Are Wear Features on Footwear Randomly Distributed?
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-MU-MU-0003
                                                                                        $178,080
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0033
                                                                                        $368,415
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Fast Screening of Firearm Discharge Residues by Laser-based Spectrochemical Methods, Electrochemical Sensors, and Chemometrics
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-DU-BX-0186
                                                                                        $379,394
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0032
                                                                                        $985,950
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2017
                                                                                        Pressure factors in cartridge case comparisons
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2017-DN-BX-0161
                                                                                        $378,501
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Fast On-site Screening of Seized Drugs by Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Tools: Identification of Fentanyl and Novel Psychoactive Substances
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0030
                                                                                        $267,438
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2004
                                                                                        Development of Statistical Methods for Estimating a Minimum Postmortem Interval: an evaluation using insect growth data
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2002-LT-BX-4001
                                                                                        $101,467
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Development of a Baseline Survey of Random Presence of Glass and Paint for the Interpretation of Evidence in the U.S. Courts
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-DU-BX-0015
                                                                                        $326,820
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Enhanced Forensic Mass Spectrometry Methods
                                                                                        General Forensics Research and Development Full Applications
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-K014
                                                                                        $169,091
                                                                                        Closed2000
                                                                                        Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime
                                                                                        Enhancing DNA ID Capabilities for Reduction of Violent Crime
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2000-DN-VX-K001
                                                                                        $998,801
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        Forensic Science Initiative (FY04)
                                                                                        National Institute of Justice Congressionally Directed Awards - Office of Science and Technology
                                                                                        West Virginia University Research Corporation
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2001-RC-CX-K003
                                                                                        $3,957,910
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI)
                                                                                        Research  and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-21-GG-04179-COAP
                                                                                        $327,405
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2022
                                                                                        Assessing the reliability of modern μXRF technology for expanded impact on the forensic examination and interpretation of trace evidence
                                                                                        NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-22-GG-03571-SLFO
                                                                                        $388,814
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-analyte Recovery Method for Trace Biological Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04207-DNAX
                                                                                        $494,268
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues
                                                                                        NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO
                                                                                        $564,733
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0009
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Evaluation of Acute Cell Toxicity of Pyrolytic Products of Synthetic Cannabinoids
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        West Virginia University
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0032
                                                                                        $45,683
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Development of White-tailed Deer Genetic Database for the Forensic Identification of Poached Samples
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        West Virginia University
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2015-R2-CX-0010
                                                                                        $50,000
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Extraction and Quantification of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Complex Biological Matrices to Support Medicolegal Death Investigations
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0037
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Latent Fingerprint Image Enhancement & Matching Using Deep Generative Adversarial Networks
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0041
                                                                                        $99,618
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Validation of a Single Instrument, Single Sample Protocol for the Detection of the Inorganicand Organic Constituents of Firearms Discharge Residue
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0044
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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