Laboratory Enhancement Funding
NIJ administers the funding programs listed below to enhance and assist forensic labs in multiple areas.
General information, based on the most recent year's solicitation, is provided for each program. Requirements and allowable costs under these programs can change from year to year. Be sure to read carefully any current solicitation applying to any of these programs.
- Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
- DNA Backlog Reduction Program (combines the former Convicted Offender/Arrestee DNA and Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program)
- Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program
- Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
Lists of Awards and Abstracts
- Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program: Summary Table
See individual year reports to find specific awards. - DNA Backlog Reduction Program Funding, 2011
- Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Funding, 2004-2010 (in fiscal year 2011 this program was subsumed by the DNA Backlog Reduction Program)
- Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program (In-House Analysis and Review), 2005-2010 (in fiscal year 2011 this program was subsumed by the DNA Backlog Reduction Program)
- Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program, 2008-2010
- Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program, 2007-2010
- Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program, 2008-2010
- Solving Cold Cases with DNA Evidence, 2005-2011
- DNA to Identify Missing Persons, 2004-2010
- DNA Research and Development, 2008-2010
Date Modified: September 6, 0045
