The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking proposals for research and development grants to improve crime laboratories’ capabilities in identifying, capturing, and analyzing impression evidence. This grant aims to fund projects that develop tools and technologies for more efficient and cost-effective analysis of impression evidence, including firearm and tool marks, footwear impressions, and bite marks. Proposals should also focus on quantitative evaluation methods, environmental factors, and unique forensic characteristics of impression evidence. Additionally, NIJ is interested in innovative approaches to enhance the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN). Deadline for submissions is Dec 29, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 43363
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NIJ-2009-1939 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIJ FY 09 Research and Development on Impression Evidence |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.560 — National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 13, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 29, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | 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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Justice |
| 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. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance crime laboratories ability to identify, characterize, capture, visualize, and preserve impression evidence. This solicitation focuses on: Tools and technologies that will allow faster, more widely applicable, more rugged, less costly, or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of impression evidence at the crime scene or crime laboratory. Tools that provide a quantitative measure or statistical evaluation of forensic comparisons. The effect of time and environmental factors on impression evidence. The unique forensic characteristics found in impression evidence. Note: Impression evidence primarily includes (but is not limited to) firearm and tool marks, footwear impressions, tire impressions, bite marks, and friction ridges. In addition, NIJ seeks proposals for an innovative and cost-effective approach to capturing and comparing ballistic images, for potential use to improve the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to solicitation document. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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 Lois Tully, Deputy Chief, Investigative and Forensic Sciences Division, at 202–307–0694 or lois.tully@usdoj.gov.
Email:lois.tully@usdoj.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | 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 Lois Tully, Deputy Chief, Investigative and Forensic Sciences Division, at 202–307–0694 or lois.tully@usdoj.gov. Email: lois.tully@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.560 | PKG00008794 | Nov 13, 2008 | Dec 29, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
43363 SF424-2.0.pdf
43363 SF424B-1.1.pdf
43363 Project-1.1.pdf
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