NIJ FY09 Social Science Research on Wrongful Conviction

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	Federal Grant Title:	NIJ FY09 Social Science Research on Wrongful Conviction
	CFDA Number:	16.560
	CFDA Description:	National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Justice
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Research and Evaluation
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NIJ-2009-1936
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 14, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 16, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 16, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jun 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

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 (DOJ) 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 applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice.NIJ is interested in stimulating a scientifically rigorous body of research on the topic of wrongful convictions, specifically focusing on the 200-plus cases of exonerations based on post-conviction DNA examinations, and comparisons of DNA-based and non-DNAbasedexonerations. Thus far, there have been over 200 cases of post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States identified by media and interested organizations; however, there has been little social-science-based research on this topic. This solicitation is intended to support a more expansive and empirical examination of wrongful convictions than currently exists. In particular, this solicitation seeks to fund research on post-conviction DNA exonerations in the investigation, trial, and post-conviction stages of the criminal justice process as well as a comparison to non-DNA exonerations. Proposals should seek to optimize the extent of the data that can be collected in each of these three stages. A strong preference will be given to proposals for the collection and analysis of data in all three of these stages.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000847.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: This application must be submitted through Grants.gov. For technical assistance with submitting the application, call the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-518- 4726 or send an e-mail to support@grants.gov. For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Bethany Backes, Social Science Analyst, at 202-305-4419 or Bethany.Backes@usdoj.gov.

Agency's POC email address [Bethany.Backes@usdoj.gov]
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