Opportunity ID: 291178

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 6
Posted Date: Jan 11, 2017
Last Updated Date: Feb 16, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
2/16/17- page number reference typos have been corrected. Feb 16, 2017
Packages no longer contain "protection of human subjects" requirement Feb 16, 2017
February 6, 2017: State Single Point of Contact information link has changed. An applicant may now find the names and addresses of State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) at the following website: https://ojp.gov/funding/Apply/Resources/eo12372spoc.pdf Feb 08, 2017
January 25, 2017: A recorded webinar has been posted. To assist applicants in completing their proposals, NIJ held a webinar related to this solicitation. The recording of the webinar has been posted at https://nij.gov/multimedia/Pages/video-fy17-funding-opportunities-for-publicly-fundedcrime-
labs-webinar.aspx.
Feb 06, 2017
January 18, 2017: Answers to questions have been posted. To assist applicants in completing their proposals, NIJ has made the answers to questions received available for this funding opportunity. Visit https://nij.gov/funding/pages/solicitation-qa.aspx#NIJ-2017-11581 for questions and answers to help prepare your application. Jan 25, 2017
Jan 18, 2017

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 6
Posted Date: Jan 11, 2017
Last Updated Date: Feb 16, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 5
Posted Date: Feb 16, 2017
Last Updated Date: Feb 08, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 4
Posted Date: Feb 08, 2017
Last Updated Date: Feb 06, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Feb 06, 2017
Last Updated Date: Jan 25, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jan 25, 2017
Last Updated Date: Jan 18, 2017
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.

grants@ncjrs.gov

Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2017-11581
Funding Opportunity Title: NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Assistance Listings: 16.741 — DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jan 18, 2017
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2017
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,800,000
Award Ceiling: $4,800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
County governments
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct forensic DNA and/or DNA database sample analysis

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institute of Justice
Description: The goal of the NIJ 2017 Project Based DNA Capacity Enhancement, Unit Efficiency, and Backlog Reduction program is to support and enable long term solutions for more efficient processing, recording, screening, and analysis of 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 to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis. Under this COMPETITIVE program, in general, eligible applicants are given the opportunity, based on their individual needs, to propose a project based solution to enhance the capacity of their DNA laboratory, improve its efficiency, or address a particular subset of backlogged cases for analysis.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.
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Folder 291178 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NIJ-2017-11581.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx.
grants@ncjrs.gov

Email: grants@ncjrs.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
16.741 NIJ-2017-12100 NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program – Purpose Area 1: Multidisciplinary Analysis of Evidence PKG00230201 Jan 11, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 View
16.741 NIJ-2017-12121 NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program – Purpose Area 3: Implementation and Validation of Process Efficiency Projects PKG00230202 Jan 11, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 View
16.741 NIJ-2017-12122 NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program – Purpose Area 4: Special Projects PKG00230203 Jan 11, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 View
16.741 NIJ-2017-12120 NIJ FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program – Purpose Area 2: Building and Improving Laboratory Infrastructure PKG00230180 Jan 11, 2017 Mar 13, 2017 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

291178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

291178 DOJ_Questionnaire-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

291178 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

291178 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

Package 2

Mandatory forms

291178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

291178 DOJ_Questionnaire-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

291178 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

291178 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

Package 3

Mandatory forms

291178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

291178 DOJ_Questionnaire-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

291178 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

291178 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

Package 4

Mandatory forms

291178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

291178 DOJ_Questionnaire-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

291178 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

291178 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

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