NIJ seeks applications from States and units of local government for funding to identify, review, and investigate "violent crime cold cases" that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis and to locate and analyze 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 using newer methods.
Notice
In fiscal 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs previously administered by NIJ moved to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Any future funding opportunities under this program will be released by BJA. Visit BJA.ojp.gov to learn more about this program and future opportunities.
Awards
Number of Awards: 27
Total Amount Awarded: $12,263,938
"UTAP: A Cold Case Continuum for DNA Testing for Small Rural Agencies"
2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
2009 Solving Cold Cases With DNA
2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant
City of Charleston Police Department Cold Case Task Force
Cold Cases DNA Program
Colorado Springs Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Denver Police Department Crime Laboratory Bureau - Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Enhancing efforts of the Snohomish County Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Unit
FY 2009 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program
FY2009 Solving Boston''s Cold Case Homicides with DNA
Grant funds shall be used to to address "open" cases of violent crimes in which there exists physical evidence with a substantial potential of biological applications.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police - Cold Case Initiative
LBPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA 09
Mesa Police Department Cold Case Investigation Project
Miami Beach Police Homicide Cold Case DNA Initiative
Miami-Dade Cold Case DNA Initiative
Montgomery County Texas Solving Cold Cases with DNA
NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Proposal for the Development of a Cold Case Unit by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
SOLVING COLD CASES FROM DFS SEROLOGY CASE FILES -- 1973-1988
Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Riverside County Sheriff''s Department Cold Case Unit
Solving Cold Cases with Investigative Support and DNA Technology
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor''s Office will lead the Cuyahoga County Cold Case Squad - a multi-agency partnership between the prosecutor, police & the coroner to investigate Cold Cases using DNA.
Similar Opportunities
- NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on 911, Alternative Hotlines, and Alternative Responder Models
- Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2021
- Research and Evaluation on Crime Laboratory Systems and Processes, Fiscal Year 2021