Solving Cold Cases With DNA

Post Date

March 20th 2012

Application Due Date

May 21st 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2012-3099

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

Number of Awards

14

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications from States and units of local government for funding to identify, review, and investigate рviolent crime cold casesс that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis, and to locate and analyze the biological evidence associated with these cases. Experience has shown that cold case programs can solve a substantial number of violent crime cold cases, including homicides and sexual assaults. Advances in DNA technologies have substantially increased the successful DNA analysis of aged, degraded, limited, or otherwise compromised biological evidence. As a result, crime scene samples once thought to be unsuitable for testing may now yield DNA profiles. Additionally, samples that previously generated inconclusive DNA results may now be successfully analyzed. For the purposes of this announcement: a рviolent crime cold caseс refers to any unsolved UCR Part 1 Violent Crime case for which all significant investigative leads have been exhausted. Authorizing Legislation: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112п55).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact Michael Dillon, Senior Grants Management Specialist, by telephone at 202-514-5528 or by e-mail at Michael.Dillon3@usdoj.gov.
  For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support H

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency point of contact e-mail address.

• Agency Email Address:

  Michael.Dillon3@usdoj.gov.

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice

• More Information:

  Link to solicitation announcement.