NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local government for funding to identify, review, and investigate "violent crime cold cases" that have the potential to be solved using DNA analysis and to locate and analyze biological evidence associated with these cases. Experience has shown that cold case programs can solve a substantial number of violent crime cold cases, including homicides and sexual assaults. Advances in DNA technologies have substantially increased the successful DNA analysis of aged, degraded, limited, or otherwise compromised biological evidence. As a result, crime scene samples once thought to be unsuitable for testing may now yield DNA profiles. Additionally, samples that previously generated inconclusive DNA results may now be successfully analyzed using newer methods.
Notice
In fiscal 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs previously administered by NIJ moved to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Any future funding opportunities under this program will be released by BJA. Visit BJA.ojp.gov to learn more about this program and future opportunities.
Awards
Number of Awards: 42
Total Amount Awarded: $16,119,105
"Identifying and Investigating Cold Case Crimes in Jackson County"
2008 Solving Cold Cases Through DNA Grant
2008 Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant - Collaborative Effort with District Attorney's Office, Local Riverside DOJ Laboratory, Private DNA Analysis Laboratory to Solve Cold Cases
Alameda County (California) Collaborating with the National Institute of Justice to Perform the Necessary Investigative Research to Identify Cold Cases That Can Be Solved with DNA
Cold Case Detective & DNA Processing Grant for the City of Fort Worth
Cold Case Enhanced Investigative Project (CCEIP)
Cold Cases Alabama: Solving Cold Cases with DNA
DNA Cold Case Apprehension and Prosecution (DCCAP)
DNA-Based Evaluation and Investigation of Sexual Assault Cases with no Known Assailant
FFY08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA identify,review and prioritize cold violent crime cases. Examine evidence and perform DNA analysis
FY08 Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Hennepin County Cold Case DNA Team Project
Hillsborough County Sheriff?s Office Solving Part I Violent Crime Cold Cases With DNA
Inglewood Cold Case Unit (I-CCU)
Johnson County Cold Case Project
King County Sheriff''s Office Cold Case Unit
LMPD''s Cold Case DNA Project
Long Beach Solving Cold Cases with DNA 08
Miami-Dade Cold Case DNA Initiative
MSP 2008 Solving Cold Cases With DNA
Multi-jurisdictional task force comprised of all Ventura County law enforcement agencies to coordinate and conduct review of a minimum of 50 cold violent crime and homicide cases for presence of DNA
Philadelphia Police- Solving Cold Cases with DNA- 2008
Placer County DNA Cold Crimes Unit
Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Solving Cold Cases with DNA
Similar Opportunities
- NIJ FY06 Modeling and Simulation Research and Development: Software for Improved Operations, Operational Modeling, Speech-to-Text Recognition, and Training Technologies
- Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
- Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies, FY 2019