Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program

Program goal(s) name: Improve the use of DNA evidence to investigate and prosecute violent cold case crimes.
Program goal(s) description: Increase the number of CODIS-eligible samples analyzed in eligible laboratories. Reduce DNA testing turnaround times for CODIS entry. Enhance prosecutorial and investigative capacity for the resolution of violent cold case crimes and justice for victims and their families.
Program objective(s) name: Improve processing of DNA evidence and entry into CODIS.
Program objective description: Process CODIS-eligible crime scene and database samples; reduce the DNA backlog for CODIS eligible DNA samples; Reduce the forensic case and DNA database sample turnaround time for CODIS entry; Increase the number of violent cold case crimes reviewed and investigated for potential prosecution and/or case resolution; Use advanced forensic technologies to re-examine evidence from violent cold case crimes where a suspect DNA profile has already been developed; and Increase collaboration across law enforcement, prosecutors, and other experts to support victims and their families in pursuing justice.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.