NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
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NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement: 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.
Federal Grant Title: | NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement |
Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Justice |
Grant Categories: | Law Justice and Legal Services Science and Technology |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | 2008-NIJ-1857 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 16.741 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program |
Current Application Deadline: | No deadline provided |
Original Application Deadline: | May 23, 2008 |
Posted Date: | Apr 23, 2008 |
Creation Date: | May 27, 2008 |
Archive Date: | Jun 30, 2008 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | 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"
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