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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:** 5,283**Total Amount Awarded:** $3,045,244,350
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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  StateSort descending
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2020
                                                                                        Development of an Open Source Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) Search Software and Library Building Tool for the Analysis of Complex Drug Mixtures
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0012
                                                                                        $198,290
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Quantitative Evaluation of Footwear Evidence: Advancing the Footwear Impression Comparison System (FICS) towards Casework Application
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0010
                                                                                        $609,700
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Accurate THC Determinations in Seized Cannabis Samples for Forensic Laboratories
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0009
                                                                                        $350,000
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Interoperability of 3D Impressed Firearm Toolmarks Measurements
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0011
                                                                                        $497,293
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Study of the Reliability of Fire Pattern Indicators Used in Wildland Fire Investigation (Subaward to grant 2020-R2-CX-0047)
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0005
                                                                                        $27,287
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Research on Forensic Toxicological Laboratory Testing and Reporting Practices
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0008
                                                                                        $562,700
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        Emerging Drug Threats
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020
                                                                                        Drug Enforcement Administration
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-20-RO-0006
                                                                                        $125,000
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        Naval Research Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0011
                                                                                        $605,696
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Black Box and White Box Forensic Examiner Evaluations - Understanding the Details
                                                                                        NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2019
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0010
                                                                                        $141,856
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        A Quantitative Understanding of Uniqueness and Reproducibility of Firearm Toolmark Surfaces
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0009
                                                                                        $458,108
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Chemical Foundations of a Cannabis Breathalyzer
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0008
                                                                                        $481,103
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues by Dynamic Capillary Headspace Sampling and Comparison to the Carbon Strip Method
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, FY 2019
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0007
                                                                                        $99,865
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Post-Blast Explosives Attribution
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MIT Lincoln Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-2
                                                                                        $599,738
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        MIT Lincoln Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-19-RO-0002-1
                                                                                        $649,938
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Fentanyl Contamination
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-18-RO-0506
                                                                                        $500,000
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Development of a Forensic Quality Mitogenome Haplotype Database from 5000 High Quality Samples Using Next-Generation Sequencing Methods
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0219
                                                                                        $469,083
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
                                                                                        $292,300
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Human Factors in Forensic Sciences Expert Working Group Series
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-2
                                                                                        $392,300
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        Improving Evidence Management: Best Practices for Handling, Preservation, Retention, and Tracking
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0175-1
                                                                                        $207,700
                                                                                        Open2017
                                                                                        Quantitative Measures for Footwear Impression Comparisons
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        $598,315
                                                                                        
                                                                                        DJO-NIJ-17-RO-0202
                                                                                        $598,315
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Establishing a National Firearms and Toolmark Statistical Background Population for Calculation of Error Rates
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-3
                                                                                        $550,615
                                                                                        Open2016
                                                                                        A Metrology Foundation for 3D Ballistics Imaging
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-2
                                                                                        $534,500
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Firearm Toolmark Population Statistics for Objective Identification and Error Rate Estimation
                                                                                        Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6257-1
                                                                                        $367,863
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Development of NGS (next generation sequencing) nomenclature framework
                                                                                        Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        National Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-6150
                                                                                        $748,000
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        National Footwear Database Evaluation
                                                                                        FY 14 NIJ Non-solicited Applications
                                                                                        Federal Bureau of Investigation
                                                                                        
                                                                                        2016-DNR-5470
                                                                                        $1,500,000
                                                                                        Closed
  
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