Opportunity ID
NIJ-2016-9011
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2016
Closing Date
Posting Date
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Description
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects that will:
1. Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and
2. Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.
The intent of this program is to direct the findings of the research and evaluation toward the identification of the most efficient, accurate, reliable, and cost-effective methods for the identification, analysis, and interpretation of physical evidence for criminal justice purposes.
Awards
Number of Awards: 6
Total Amount Awarded: $2,075,248
Assessing Cognitive Bias, Method Validation, and Equipment Performance for theForensic Anthropology Laboratory
2016-DN-BX-K003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$114,106
Evaluation and Implementation of High Throughput Second Generation Sequencing for Mitochondrial DNA Testing in Missing Persons and Forensic Casework at the UNT Center for Human Identification.
2016-DN-BX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$727,072
Evaluation of an Emerging Automated Searching Technology to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Latent Print Comparisons
2016-DN-BX-K004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$216,225
Evaluation of Peer Review and Verification Processes
2016-DN-BX-K005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$78,670
Evaluation of the Routine Use of CT Scanning to Supplant or Supplement Autopsy in a High-Volume Medical Examiner's Office
2016-DN-BX-K002
Open
Funding First Awarded
2016
$619,325
Evaluation of the Vision X Comparison Microscope to Share Digital Images of Bullets and Shell Casings and the Potential Impact on the Firearms and Tool Marks Community
2016-DN-BX-K006
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$319,850
Date Created: January 7, 2016