The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to increase the capacities of state and local prosecution offices to resolve violent crime cold cases.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Justice
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 36
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide grant funding to support the prosecution of violent crime cold cases where a DNA profile from a known or unknown suspect has been identified. Provided that a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been identified, this funding also supports investigative activities as well as crime and forensic analyses that could lead to prosecuting violent crime cold cases.
Goals
- Increase the number of violent crime cold case prosecutions.
- Decrease the number of awaiting/pending prosecution(s) of unresolved violent crime cold cases.
Objectives
As objectives, the applicant must:
- Estimate the target number of cases to be reviewed.
- Estimate the target number of cases to be worked.
- Estimate the target number of cases to be prosecuted.
- Decrease the number of unresolved violent crime cold cases where suspect DNA has been identified with a corresponding profile generated, whether the suspect is known or unknown.
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 generated. 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 crime cold cases.
- Identify, locate, collect, process, and analyze evidence, including non-DNA evidence, to assist prosecutors with the litigation of violent crime cold cases where a suspect has been identified with DNA evidence (suspect may be known or unknown)
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: Approximately $8,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $500,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
- State and local prosecuting agencies Law enforcement State agencies
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
