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NIJ FY18 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

National Institute of Justice · NIJ-2018-13800

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Award Range

$0 – $12.0M

Total Program Funding

$12.0M

Expected Awards

15

Deadline

May 7, 2018

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIJ FY18 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program. National Institute of Justice. The goal of NIJ’s 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... up to $12,000,000 per award; $12,000,000 total program funding; ~15 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

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

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • •Deadline: 2018-05-07

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What This Grant Funds

The goal of NIJ’s 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

PDF

NIJ-2018-13800

NIJ-2018-13800.pdf

Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicant Types

City/Township GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsState Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award
$12.0M
Total Program Funding
$12.0M
Expected Number of Awards
15
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: March 23, 2018
Application Deadline: May 7, 2018 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time 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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