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NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

National Institute of Justice · NIJ-2017-11581

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Award Range

$0 – $4.8M

Total Program Funding

$4.8M

Expected Awards

Deadline

March 13, 2017

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program. National Institute of Justice. The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of forensic DNA and/or DNA database samples and to increase the capacity of... up to $4,800,000 per award; $4,800,000 total program funding; ~10 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

City/township governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, County governments, Other eligible entities, State governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis
•Deadline: 2017-03-13

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of forensic DNA and/or DNA database samples and to increase the capacity of public forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.

Attachments

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Revised Full Announcement

NIJ-2017-11581.pdf

Who Can Apply

States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Eligible Applicant Types

City/Township GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)State Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $4.8M
Total Program Funding: $4.8M
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: January 11, 2017

Application Deadline: March 13, 2017 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx. grants@ncjrs.gov

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