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Paul Coverdell Forensic Improvement Grant Program, NIJ
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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 Paul Coverdell Forensic Improvement Grant Program, NIJ help your public safety department?

  • A total of $13,773,089 is available for Coverdell awards in fiscal year 2005
  • Minimum Award to States: $82,639
  • Award Ceiling: $95,000
  • Improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services and/or to eliminate backlogs in the analysis of forensic evidence, including controlled substances, firearms examination, forensic pathology, latent prints, questioned documents, toxicology, and trace evidence
  • 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?
The Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program provides funding to State and local governments to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services and/or to eliminate backlogs in the analysis of forensic evidence, including controlled substances, firearms examination, forensic pathology, latent prints, questioned documents, toxicology, and trace evidence.

All applicants for Coverdell grants – whether States or units of local government – must have developed a plan for forensic science laboratories that is designed to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiner services, and must specifically describe the manner in which grant funds will be used to carry out that plan. States are expected to consider the needs of laboratories operated by units of local government as well as those operated by the State.

Any forensic laboratory, forensic laboratory system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office that will receive any portion of a Coverdell grant must use generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures as established by accrediting organizations or appropriate certifying bodies.

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.

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