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NIJ FY18 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

Agency: National Institute of Justice

Assistance Listings
  • 16.741 -- DNA Backlog Reduction Program

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The goal of NIJ’s 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of forensic DNA and/or DNA database samples and to increase the capacity of public forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs,...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • State governments

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time 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. grants@ncjrs.gov

Email

Technical Support

grants@ncjrs.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
NIJ-2018-13800.pdf
NIJ-2018-13800
Apr 19, 2018 01:20 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: May 7, 2018

Application process

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Award

$12,000,000

Program Funding

15

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$12,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NIJ-2018-13800

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

6

Posted date:

March 23, 2018

Archive date:

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