NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement

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	Federal Grant Title:	NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
	CFDA Number:	16.741
	CFDA Description:	Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Justice
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	2008-NIJ-1857
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 27, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 23, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 30, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice.The need for enhanced DNA laboratory capacity is critical to the ability of crime laboratories to meet the increased demand for DNA testing services. More law enforcement officers are realizing the importance of collecting, preserving, and submitting forensic evidence from both violent and nonviolent crime scenes, resulting in sharp increases in submissions of DNA evidence to the Nations public crime laboratories. In addition, the passage of State statutes expanding DNA sample collections from offenders of violent crimes to all felons, and in many jurisdictions, to all arrestees, has further increased the workload of forensic science laboratories. Innovative ideas and programs are necessary in order to have significant impacts on growing capacity needs of laboratories.With this solicitation, NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local government for novel and innovative methodologies for improving the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratories through the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process, which may involve the purchase of LIMS systems, additional equipment or robotics, an expert system, or hiring additional personnel and/or contractors to help implement the innovative process. NIJs objective is to publish successful and carefully evaluated novel efficiency improvement methodologies as models to be considered by other forensic science laboratories. This solicitation will not fund proposals seeking assistance in areas that are already covered by the FY 2008 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program.Applications must include a detailed plan that clearly describes how FY 2008 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement funds will be used to meet the goals of this solicitation. Priority will be given to proposals that focus on the following:.Development of a systematic method to identify and address all "bottlenecks" in the DNA casework analysis process that affect the overall efficiency of the DNA unit..Implementation of an innovative approach, suitable for publication by NIJ as a model program for the forensic community.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Link to Solicitation Document
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000842.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: For Grants.gov Technical Support Call: 1-800-518-4726; For Programmatic Questions Contact: Mark Nelson, Senior Program Manager; Phone: 202-616-1960; or Minh Nguyen, Program Manager; Phone: 202-305-2664 Mark.Nelson@usdoj.gov; or Minh Nguyen@usdoj.gov
Similar Government Grants: • Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program; • NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program; • NIJ FY09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement