Forensic sciences

NIJ seeks proposals for funds to help defray the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony offenses where actual innocence might be demonstrated. Specifically, funding may be used to review postconviction cases of violent felony offenses (as defined by State law), and to locate and analyze biological evidence samples associated with these cases. Where a strong justification is provided, a small...

NIJ seeks proposals for applied technology research and development projects leading to the introduction into practice of improved technologies for use by law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies. NIJ is particularly interested in (1) the application of expert systems technologies to enhance the performance of non-expert practitioners and (2) improved devices to locate and track offenders that are under supervision in the community. NIJ will...

NIJ seeks proposals for funding under the FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program. This program provides funds to help States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to process, record, screen, and analyze forensic DNA and/or DNA database samples; and to increase the capacity of public forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping...