NIJ FY 09 Forensic DNA Research and Development

Post Date

November 13th 2008

Application Due Date

December 29th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2009-1937

CFDA Number(s)

16.560

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant 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. NIJ is seeking applications for research and development that can enhance the forensic uses of DNA technology. This solicitation focuses on technologies that result in faster, more robust, more informative, less costly, or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation, and/or analysis of DNA evidence collected from crime scenes. Priority will be given to proposals that focus on the following: 1. General improvements to the “front end” of the forensic DNA analysis process. 2. Physical separation of the components of a mixture. 3. Body-fluid/cell-type identification and characterization. 4. Identification and/or characterization of biological marker systems that have the potential to reveal additional or more powerful information about the source of the biological evidence. 5. Improved tools for examining aged, degraded, limited, damaged, inhibited, or otherwise compromised DNA evidence. 6. Novel methods for genetic profiling.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency 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

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Point of Contact E-mail Address

• Agency Email Address:

  lois.tully@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice

• More Information:

  Link to solicitation document.