With this solicitation, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to provide funding to support the prosecution of violent cold case crimes where a suspect has been identified through DNA evidence.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Provided a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been developed from crime scene evidence, this funding also supports investigative activities, as well as crime and forensic analyses, that could lead to the successful prosecution of violent cold case crimes.
Goals
Increase the number of successful violent cold case crime prosecutions.
Objectives
Decrease the number of unresolved violent cold case crimes where a suspect has been identified via DNA evidence with a corresponding profile generated, which are awaiting further investigation and/or pending prosecution.
The following activities are permissible as secondary objectives, but they must directly relate to cases where a DNA profile from a known or unknown suspect has been developed. The applicant’s proposal should demonstrate clearly that these activities can be successfully performed:
- Increase the capacity for state and local prosecution agencies to address/close violent cold case crimes.
- Identify, locate, collect, process, and analyze evidence, including non-DNA evidence, to assist prosecutors with the litigation of violent cold case crimes where a suspect has already been identified with DNA evidence.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $8,000,000.
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Awards will be up to $500,000.
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Other
- State and local prosecuting agencies
- Law enforcement
- State agencies
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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