NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development

The summary for the NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Justice Programs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

NIJ FY06 Forensic DNA Research and Development: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the forensic uses of DNA technology. This solicitation focuses on technologies that result in faster, more robust, more informative, less costly, or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation, and/or analysis of DNA evidence collected from crime scenes. Priority will be given to proposals focusing on the following: 1. Software tools for mixture interpretation of DNA data from casework samples. 2. Physical separation of the components of a mixture. 3. Automated sperm searches. 4. Body fluid/cell type identification. 5. Preliminary genetic determination of probative evidentiary samples. 6. Identification and/or characterization of genetic marker systems that have the potential to reveal additional or more powerful information about the source of the biological evidence. 7. Improved tools for examining aged, degraded, limited, damaged, or otherwise compromised DNA evidence.