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NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on International Organized Crime
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NIJ is seeking proposals for research on international organized crime (IOC) that can help State, local, tribal, or Federal criminal justice agencies meet the challenge of IOC in their jurisdictions.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of the BJA Drug Market Intervention (DMI) Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
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NIJ is seeking applications for a multi-year, multi-site evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Drug Market Intervention (DMI) Training and Technical Assistance Initiative. BJA will be supporting training and technical assistance at twelve sites within the United States. NIJ is soliciting applications to provide a comprehensive, rigorous, multi-year, multi-site process, outcome, and impact evaluation of DMI training and technical assistance and model implementation at these sites.
NIJ FY 10 National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System: National Center
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of the National Center of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System, which serves as the system's information clearinghouse and administers NIJ's Compliance Testing Program. The National Center provides a variety of support to NIJ's science and technology activities.
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NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program
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FY2010 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
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NIJ seeks applications from States and units of local government for funding to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services. Among other things, funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to eliminate such a backlog. States may apply for both "base" (formula) and competitive funds. Units of local government may apply for competitive funds only.
NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
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NIJ seeks applications from States and local governments for funding to increase the capacity of their existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to analyze DNA samples more efficiently and cost effectively. Eligible applicants may also request funds to handle, screen, and analyze backlogged forensic DNA casework samples. This program helps eligible States and local governments reduce forensic DNA sample turnaround time, increase the throughput of public DNA laboratories, and reduce DNA forensic casework backlogs.
NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program
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NIJ seeks applications from States and local governments for funding to identify and facilitate implementation of novel technologies resulting from ongoing research and development projects in the field of forensic DNA as well as in other fields such as molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology that may improve the capacity and/or efficiency of forensic DNA laboratories. Specifically, this program is designed to fund the incorporation of such novel technologies, through validation studies, into State and local government forensic laboratories that are currently performing DNA analysis.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Policing
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NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research on policing to improve law enforcement policies and operations at the State and local levels. Effective law enforcement and crime prevention are of critical importance to ensuring the safety of communities throughout the country. Given the limited resources of most police departments, it is especially important to determine the effectiveness of police department policies and public safety interventions.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Science
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Forensic science, particularly in the area of DNA, has experienced numerous advances over the past decade. Improvements in science and technology have increased capabilities to use DNA in terms of the amount of evidence needed to obtain DNA, the speed of DNA processing, and the range of crimes DNA can help solve. NIJ seeks to fund research that examines the impact of these forensic advances on the criminal justice system, as well as examine the impact of changes in policies to adapt to the more widespread use of DNA.
NIJ FY 10 Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
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NIJ seeks 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.
NIJ FY 10 Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of the Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence, a component of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System. The Center conducts testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs, and other services with regard to weapons and protective tools and technologies intended for use by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies. Its focus will be less lethal technologies, pursuit management, personal protective equipment, and explosives technologies.
NIJ FY 10 Information and Geospatial Technologies Center of Excellence
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of an Information and Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence. The Center, which will be a component of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System, will conduct testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs, and other services related to criminal justice information and geospatial technologies.
NIJ FY 10 Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of a Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence. The Center, which will be a component of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System, will conduct testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs, and other services related to sensors and biometrics technologies applied to criminal justice application.
NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
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The goal of the Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing solicitation is threefold: (1) to assist eligible entities in performing DNA analysis on unidentified human remains and/or reference samples to support the efforts of states and units of local government to identify missing persons and (2) to enter the resulting DNA profiles into the FBI's National DNA Index System using the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) version 6.0; and (3) to enter any relevant case information related to unidentified remains into NamUs.
NIJ FY 10 Convicted Offender and-or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program
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This program is designed to accelerate the analysis of convicted offender and arrestee DNA samples collected by states. The goal is to provide timely data for the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) for all 13 CODIS core STR loci. NIJ seeks applications from laboratories that want to reduce their backlog through in-house analysis or by sending samples to accredited fee-for-service laboratories for analysis. Eligible applicants are State or local government laboratories that have the statutory authority to collect and process DNA profiles from convicted offenders and arrestees.
NIJ FY 10 Criminal Justice Electronic Crime Technology Center of Excellence
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of the Criminal Justice Electronic Crime Technology Center of Excellence, a component of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System. The Center conducts testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs and other services with regard to tools and technologies intended for use by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies to combat electronic crime.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Data Resources Program: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data
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NIJ is interested in secondary analysis that enhances understanding of crime and informs criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. Research proposals should seek to reproduce, replicate, or extend previous findings and conduct original research extending data from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). NIJ is particularly interested in NACJD data, but will consider data from other sources.
NIJ FY 10 ORE W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program
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The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program provides talented researchers with an opportunity, early in their career, to elevate independently generated research and ideas to the level of national discussion. Researchers from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply. Due to the nature of this Fellowship, NIJ strongly encourages applicants with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Any research funded under this solicitation should have direct implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. Fellowship grants are typically 12 months in duration.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of the Elderly and Residents of Residential Care Facilities
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NIJ is seeking applications for funding research and evaluation in the areas of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals over the age of 60 ("elderly"), including individuals who reside either in the community or in residential care facilities. For the purpose of this solicitation, the term "abuse" includes physical abuse (including medication abuse), sexual abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment and isolation, neglect, or financial or fiduciary abuse.
NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
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This NIJ solicitation extends prior NIJ work to improve the understanding of the accuracy, reliability, and measurement validity of forensic science disciplines. NIJ is interested in research that focuses on expanding the scientific basis of forensic methods, as well as the development of quantifiable measures of the reliability and accuracy of forensic analyses. In the past, NIJ has encouraged applicants to propose new approaches to these problems, including quantification of methods that are currently qualitative in nature.
NIJ FY 10 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
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NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. This Center will conduct testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs and other services related to forensic tools and technologies intended for use by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies.
NIJ FY 10 Information Technologies: Improved Delivery of Information to the Officer at the Scene
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NIJ seeks applications for funding to develop solutions that will improve the ability of mobile (handheld) computing devices to deliver information to the officer at the scene.
NIJ FY 10 Criminal Justice Training Through The Use of Virtual Environments
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NIJ seeks proposals for solutions applying modeling and simulation technology to enhance criminal justice training through the use of virtual environments. Proposed solutions must identify and take into account legal, cultural, and social factors as well as policies, practices and procedures in order to create an as near to reality a training environment as possible. NIJ is willing to consider applications for the development of new technology or for the adaptation, test, or evaluation of existing technology to a criminal justice application.
NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Research and Development
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NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the forensic uses of DNA technology, with a focus on technologies that result in faster, more robust, more informative, less costly or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation and analysis of biological evidence.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships
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NIJ is interested in funding projects in support of criminal justice researcher-practitioner partnerships, as well as capturing, in detail, relevant accounts of these collaborations. Such partnerships have frequently been encouraged in solicitations for research. However, this solicitation specifically aims to support activities that capture and build on these efforts and that provide opportunities for creating, enhancing, and sustaining criminal justice researcher-practitioner partnerships that will lead to better criminal justice policy, practice, and research.