Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories Program

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that will: 1) identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing laboratory protocols; and/or 2) have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

This solicitation seeks applications for research and evaluation studies to produce practical knowledge that has the potential to improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence in forensic science laboratories. Proposals are expected to identify the forensic science discipline(s) intended to benefit from the project.