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Fiscal Year 2007 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program

NCJ Number
233977
Date Published
August 2008
Length
3 pages
Abstract
The Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program, managed by the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ), provides funding to states and to units of local government to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services, in accordance with the Coverdell Act. For the purposes of the Act, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. Territories are considered states. NIJ executes the Coverdell Grants Program through a grant solicitation that has both a formula and a competitive component. Only states are eligible to apply for the formula component.