NIJ FY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Competitive)
The summary for the NIJ FY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Competitive) grant is detailed below.
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NIJ FY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Competitive): This program seeks to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by States and units of local government. Among other things, funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to eliminate such a backlog. The Coverdell Act requires that 25 percent of program funds be awarded competitively. These competitive funds may be awarded to SAAs or dispersed directly to units of local government based on the merits of the respective applications. This solicitation will fund competitive awards only.
Federal Grant Title: | NIJ FY17 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Competitive) |
Federal Agency Name: | National Institute of Justice (USDOJ-OJP-NIJ) |
Grant Categories: | Science and Technology |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | NIJ-2017-11612 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 16.742 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | March 10th, 2017 |
Original Application Deadline: | March 10th, 2017 |
Posted Date: | January 10th, 2017 |
Creation Date: | January 10th, 2017 |
Archive Date: | No date given |
Total Program Funding: | $11,500,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $11,500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 54 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | January 10th, 2017 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- State Administering Agencies (SAAs)
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- Grant Announcement Contact
- For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at [email protected], or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.
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