NIJ seeks proposals for funding to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony offenses (as defined by State law) in which actual innocence might be demonstrated. Funds may be used to identify and review such postconviction cases and to locate and analyze associated biological 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: 8
Total Amount Awarded: $3,555,053
2015 Postconviction DNA Testing Program
Achieving Justice in Wisconsin''s Hispanic Community: Post-conviction DNA testing for the Hispanic community
Exoneration of the Innocent in the State of Hawaii through Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
Guilty Plea and Latino Initiatives
Orange County Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent
Postconviction DNA Program
Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the InnocentUniversity of Kansas School of Law Multi-State Partnership for Innocence
WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project: Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent in Michigan
Similar Opportunities
- NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
- NIJ National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020
- Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories, Fiscal Year 2020