NIJ seeks applications from States and units of local government for funding under the Solving Cold Cases With DNA program to identify, review, and investigate Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Part 1 Violent Crime “cold cases” that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis, and to locate and analyze the biological evidence associated with these cases. NIJ’s goal is to make funding available to States and units of local government for projects that will address all three of the following purpose areas:Case review-to identify, review, and prioritize violent crime cold cases that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis (by appropriate persons such as prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement personnel, forensic scientists, and medical examiners) in order to determine whether DNA analysis of any existing biological evidence could help solve the cold case.Location of evidence-to identify, collect, retrieve, and evaluate biological evidence from such cases that may reasonably be expected to contain DNA.DNA analysis of biological evidence-to perform DNA analyses on such biological evidence, including the handling and screening of this evidence.
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: 25
Total Amount Awarded: $4,742,221
2014 Denver Cold Case Project
2014 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Anne Arundel County - Solving Cold Cases with DNA Review and Analysis
City of Omaha, Nebraska - Omaha Police DepartmentFY2014 NIJ Solving Cold Cases With DNAOmaha Cold Case Squad Intensive Case Review and DNA Analysis Program
City of Phoenix Police Department''s Solving Cold Cases with DNA 2014 grant program.
Clearwater Cold Case Team Project 2014
Cobb County Cold Case Unit
Cold Case Squad and DNA Analysis Project
CT Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection -- Division of Scientific Services and the CT Division of Criminal Justice 2014 DNA Project
Fort Myers Cold Case Review Team
FY 2014 Indianapolis Solving Cold Cases with DNA
FY2014 Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Attorney General, Alabama
Kent Metro Cold Case DNA Initiative - Kent County, Michigan
Miami-Dade Police Department Solving Cold Cases with DNA
NIJ FY 14 Solving Cases With DNA
Operation Cold Case
Palm Beach County Sheriff''s Office Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Pasco Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Initiative: Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Piedmont Triad Cold Case Initiative: A collaborative effort between the cities of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point.
Salt Lake City Police Department Solving Homicide and Forcible Rape Cold Cases with DNA Project
Solving Cold Cases with DNA - New Orleans Police Department
Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant
Solving New Haven Cold Cases with DNA
The Alameda County (California) Sheriff''s Office Collaborating with the National Institute of Justice to Perform Necessary Investigative Research to Identify Cold Cases That Can Be Solved with DNA.
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Cold Case Review Team
Similar Opportunities
- NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Impact of Technologies for Forensic Science Applications
- Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals, Fiscal Year 2020
- Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020