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DNA-Crime Laboratory Grant
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The application period for this grant is now closed.
Use the information below to help you start preparing for next year. For more funding opportunities for your department, please check our Currently Open Grants »

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How can the DNA-Crime Laboratory Grant help your law enforcement department?

  • Improve the infrastructure and analysis capacity of existing state and local crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis so they can process DNA samples efficiently and cost-effectively
  • Prevent future DNA backlogs
  • Help the criminal justice system realize the full potential of DNA technology
  • $28 million dollars total available for improving DNA analysis capability of local crime laboratories
  • Easier application: apply directly for these funds using a guided online grant management system
  • CHIEF offers the free services of grant consultants to assist you throughout the application process **

Application Deadline: CLOSED

Sponsor:
National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs(OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)

What is it?
Provides funding, based on crime statistics (Part I Violent Crimes), to existing State and local government crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis. The program is designed to:

  • Provide Basic Infrastructure Support. Some public crime laboratories still need assistance to help them obtain equipment and material to conduct the basic processes of DNA analysis – extraction, quantitation, amplification and analysis – and to help them satisfy Federal quality assurance standards and meet various accreditation requirements.
  • Build Infrastructure through Laboratory Information Management Systems. Laboratory Information Management Systems, or "LIMS," are designed to automate evidence handling and casework management, to improve the integrity and speed of evidence handling procedures, and to ensure proper chain of custody. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that only 10 percent of the public DNA laboratories have LIMS.
  • Provide Automation Tools to Public DNA Laboratories. To streamline aspects of the DNA analysis procedure that are labor- and time-intensive, crime laboratories should have automated systems such as robotic DNA extraction units. Automated DNA analysis systems increase analyst productivity, limit the potential for human error, and reduce the potential for contamination.
  • Provide Support for the Retention and Storage of Forensic Evidence. Forensic evidence must be stored in a manner that ensures its integrity and maintains its availability throughout criminal investigations and judicial proceedings. Appropriate evidence storage conditions require costly equipment, such as security systems, environmental control systems, ambient temperature monitors, and de-humidifiers. The program will support the improvement of evidence storage capabilities.

A total of $28,514,323 is available in fiscal year 2004 for the DNA Capacity Enhancement Program.

Applications must be submitted through OJP's Web-based Grants Management System (GMS). NIJ will not accept faxed or mailed proposals. Begin the process early by registering.

Applicants may call the toll-free GMS Hotline at 1–888–549–9901 to receive technical assistance with the online application process. The GMS Hotline is open Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time.

Links to help with your DNA-Crime Laboratory Grant application: ***