NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program

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 proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ is seeking applications from States wishing to receive funding to help defray the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing of forcible rape, murder, and non-negligent manslaughter cases in which actual innocence might be demonstrated.

Funds may be used to review such postconviction cases and to locate and analyze biological evidence associated with these cases. Postconviction DNA testing has received considerable attention in recent years. Since the advent of forensic DNA analysis, a number of people convicted of crimes have been subsequently exonerated through DNA analysis of crime scene evidence that was not tested at the time of trial. Additionally, newer 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 in the past may now yield DNA profiles. Moreover, samples that previously generated inconclusive DNA results may now be amenable to reanalysis using newer methods.

Funding Opp Number:: NIJ-2010-2417
Obtain Funding Opp:: Link to solicitation announcement
Funding Opp URL:: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000922.pdf
Funding:: Not Available
Award Ceiling:: $0
Award Floor:: $0
Number of Awards:: Not Available
Cost Sharing?: N
Date Posted:: 04/22/2010
Date Due:: 04/22/2010
Archive Date:: 06/30/2010
Agency:: Department of Justice
Office:: Office of Justice Programs
Location:: National Institute of Justice
Agency Contact:: For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, please contact Gerald LaPorte, Forensic Policy Program Manager at 202-305-1106.
Agency Email Address:: Agency point of contact e-mail address — gerald.laporte@usdoj.gov
CFDA:: 000000
Eligibility Category:: Unrestricted (i.e.; open to any type of entity above); subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Eligibility Info:: Not Available
Funding Activity Category:: Law; Justice and Legal Services; Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instrument Type:: Cooperative Agreement; Other

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