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Forensic sciences

TECHBeat, April 2016

Date Published
April 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Continuations

Closing Date
Awards made under this funding opportunity are Continuation awards. These are grants or cooperative agreements that provide supplemental funds to awards made in a prior fiscal year. Typically, these awards were made initially in response to competitive solicitations. NIJ often uses continuations to fund multi-year research and development projects.

Forensic Biology & DNA

Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Symposium
Registration Status
Open

Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

Closing Date

It is not known how many unanalyzed sexual assault kits (SAKs) there are nationwide . Evidence from sexual assaults like weapons, bedding, clothing, and SAKs can be used to corroborate that a crime occurred, identify or eliminate a person suspected of perpetrating a crime, and ascertain whether a suspect may have been involved in other crimes. SAKs contain biological and trace evidence, along with other...

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

Closing Date
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program. This program furthers the Department's mission by responding to the need to assist State and local law enforcement, medical examiners and coroners, allied professionals, and the general public with resolving missing and unidentified persons cases. Currently in the United States, thousands of people are searching for those...