The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is offering the Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Grant to enhance public crime laboratories’ DNA testing capacity. This grant aims to support States and local governments in developing and adopting innovative solutions to improve laboratory processes, increasing efficiency to meet the growing demands for DNA testing services. Priority is given to proposals with novel approaches that can impact the entire DNA forensic community. Successful projects will be published as models for other forensic laboratories, with a focus on implementing innovative methodologies to address capacity needs effectively.
Opportunity ID: 45241
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NIJ-2009-2005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIJ FY09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | Reseach and Development |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.741 — Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 09, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 23, 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 evaluationagency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office ofJustice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-basedknowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJsolicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy andpractice.Enhanced DNA laboratory capacity is critical for public crime laboratories to meet theincreasing demand from the criminal justice community for DNA testing services. Morelaw enforcement officers are realizing the importance of collecting, preserving, andsubmitting forensic evidence from both violent and nonviolent crime scenes, resulting insharp increases in submissions of DNA evidence to the Nations public crimelaboratories. In addition, the passage of State statutes expanding DNA samplecollections from offenders convicted of violent crimes to all felons upon conviction and, inmany jurisdictions, to all arrestees has further increased the workload of public forensiclaboratories. Innovative ideas and programs are necessary in order to have significantimpacts on the growing capacity needs of these laboratories.With this solicitation, NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local governmentfor projects to improve the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratoriesthrough the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process. Eligible publicforensic DNA laboratories may submit proposals for projects that will increase capacityto meet the mission-critical needs of these laboratories within the scope of thissolicitation. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that involve novel orinnovative solutions and/or have the potential to affect the entire DNA forensiccommunity. NIJs objective is to publish successful, carefully evaluated, and novelefficiency improvement methodologies as models to be considered by other publicforensic laboratories.This solicitation will not fund proposals seeking to support efficiency and capacityenhancement projects that would duplicate projects eligible for support and planned tobe supported under the FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program.Applications must include a detailed plan that clearly describes how FY 2009 ForensicDNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program funds will be used to meet the goals of thissolicitation. Highest priority will be given to proposals that focus on the implementation ofan innovative approach suitable for publication by NIJ as a model program for theforensic community. |
| Link to Additional Information: | link to solicitation document |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
This application must be submitted through Grants.gov. 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 Mark S. Nelson, Senior Program Manager, at 202–616–1960 or Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov or Minh Nguyen, Program Manager, at 202–305–2664 or Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov. Email:Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov ; Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This solicitation’s close date has been extended by three days due to the technical difficulties experienced during posting. | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| Feb 10, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NIJ-2009-2005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIJ FY09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | Reseach and Development |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.741 — Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 09, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 23, 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 evaluationagency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office ofJustice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-basedknowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJsolicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy andpractice.Enhanced DNA laboratory capacity is critical for public crime laboratories to meet theincreasing demand from the criminal justice community for DNA testing services. Morelaw enforcement officers are realizing the importance of collecting, preserving, andsubmitting forensic evidence from both violent and nonviolent crime scenes, resulting insharp increases in submissions of DNA evidence to the Nations public crimelaboratories. In addition, the passage of State statutes expanding DNA samplecollections from offenders convicted of violent crimes to all felons upon conviction and, inmany jurisdictions, to all arrestees has further increased the workload of public forensiclaboratories. Innovative ideas and programs are necessary in order to have significantimpacts on the growing capacity needs of these laboratories.With this solicitation, NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local governmentfor projects to improve the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratoriesthrough the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process. Eligible publicforensic DNA laboratories may submit proposals for projects that will increase capacityto meet the mission-critical needs of these laboratories within the scope of thissolicitation. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that involve novel orinnovative solutions and/or have the potential to affect the entire DNA forensiccommunity. NIJs objective is to publish successful, carefully evaluated, and novelefficiency improvement methodologies as models to be considered by other publicforensic laboratories.This solicitation will not fund proposals seeking to support efficiency and capacityenhancement projects that would duplicate projects eligible for support and planned tobe supported under the FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program.Applications must include a detailed plan that clearly describes how FY 2009 ForensicDNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program funds will be used to meet the goals of thissolicitation. Highest priority will be given to proposals that focus on the implementation ofan innovative approach suitable for publication by NIJ as a model program for theforensic community. |
| Link to Additional Information: | link to solicitation document |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
This application must be submitted through Grants.gov. 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 Mark S. Nelson, Senior Program Manager, at 202–616–1960 or Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov or Minh Nguyen, Program Manager, at 202–305–2664 or Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov. Email:Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov ; Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NIJ-2009-2005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIJ FY09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | Reseach and Development |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.741 — Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 23, 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. Enhanced DNA laboratory capacity is critical for public crime laboratories to meet the increasing demand from the criminal justice community 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 convicted of violent crimes to all felons upon conviction and, in many jurisdictions, to all arrestees has further increased the workload of public forensic laboratories. Innovative ideas and programs are necessary in order to have significant impacts on the growing capacity needs of these laboratories. With this solicitation, NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local government for projects to improve the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratories through the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process. Eligible public forensic DNA laboratories may submit proposals for projects that will increase capacity to meet the mission-critical needs of these laboratories within the scope of this solicitation. Priority consideration will be given to proposals that involve novel or innovative solutions and/or have the potential to affect the entire DNA forensic community. NIJs objective is to publish successful, carefully evaluated, and novel efficiency improvement methodologies as models to be considered by other public forensic laboratories. This solicitation will not fund proposals seeking to support efficiency and capacity enhancement projects that would duplicate projects eligible for support and planned to be supported under the FY2009 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program. Applications must include a detailed plan that clearly describes how FY 2009 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program funds will be used to meet the goals of this solicitation. Highest priority will be given to proposals that focus on the implementation of an innovative approach suitable for publication by NIJ as a model program for the forensic community. |
| Link to Additional Information: | link to solicitation document |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
This application must be submitted through Grants.gov. 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 Mark S. Nelson, Senior Program Manager, at 202–616–1960 or Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov or Minh Nguyen, Program Manager, at 202–305–2664 or Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov. Email:Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov ; Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | This application must be submitted through Grants.gov. 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 Mark S. Nelson, Senior Program Manager, at 202–616–1960 or Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov or Minh Nguyen, Program Manager, at 202–305–2664 or Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov. Email: Mark.S.Nelson@usdoj.gov ; Minh.Nguyen@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.741 | PKG00010384 | Feb 09, 2009 | Mar 23, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
45241 SF424-2.0.pdf
45241 Project-1.1.pdf
45241 Budget-1.1.pdf
45241 SF424B-1.1.pdf
45241 DOJ_CertificationCompliance-1.1.pdf
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