FY 2023 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJS seeks applications for the administration of the 2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL). The goal of the 36-month project is to obtain updated information about the workload, resources, policies, and procedures of all publicly funded forensic crime laboratories operating in the United States. The award recipient will be responsible for (1) developing and testing a reliable, multimode data collection, (2) updating and maintaining a directory of all publicly funded crime laboratories in the country, (3) fielding the CPFFCL with a 2024 reference year, making reasonable efforts to maximize response rates, and (4) providing interim and final datasets that are clean and accurate.