Laboratory operations
Research and Evaluation in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
The Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories (Public Labs) program’s intent is to fund research and evaluation studies that produce practical knowledge that has potential to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence for criminal justice purposes. Projects should take into consideration efficiency, accuracy, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of methods and technology that may need...
Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence, FY 2019
Closing Date
Increasing Safety, Speed, Sensitivity, and Selectivity of Controlled Substance Analysis
2018-DU-BX-0165
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$299,234
Evaluation of Massively Parallel Sequencing Technology for Routine Forensic Casework
2018-DU-BX-0166
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$390,646
Forensic Laboratory Needs Technology Working Group — A Channel to Improve Forensics
Date Published
March 4, 2022
FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program - 2016-DN-BX-0125
2016-DN-BX-4125
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$199,919
FY 2015 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, 2015-DN-BX-0065
2015-DN-BX-4065
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$196,262
NIJ FY18 Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants
Closing Date
Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?
December 2017
An influx of funding and improvements in efficiency can help reduce backlogs for forensic evidence, but if the capacity of labs does not continue to increase to keep up with demand, evidence will continue to pile up.
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Tracking Sexual Assault Kits in Iowa
2017-MU-BX-0133
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$796,985
Gautier Police Department SAK Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting
2017-AK-BX-0132
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$21,478
Sexual Assault and Forensic Evidence Program
2017-AK-BX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$58,771
Pasco Sheriff's Evidence Tracking Automation
2017-AK-BX-0008
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$238,608
City of Miami Police FY 2017 SAFE-ITR Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project
2017-AK-BX-0013
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$264,263
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision FY 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Project.
2017-AK-BX-0012
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$483,666
SAFE Evidence Tracker
2017-AK-BX-0011
Open
Funding First Awarded
2017
$6,130
NIJ FY17 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
Closing Date