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Opportunity Summary:

The NIJ FY 09 Solving Cold Cases with DNA grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2009 1941) is a discretionary funding program offered by the National Institute of Justice, the research, development, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice within the Office of Justice Programs. The program is designed to strengthen public safety and the administration of justice by helping jurisdictions generate practical, evidence-based results in real investigations. In this solicitation, NIJ is looking for applications that will support the identification, review, and active investigation of violent crime cold cases that may be solvable through DNA testing, along with the location, preservation, and laboratory analysis of biological evidence tied to those cases.

The central purpose is to help states and units of local government move stalled investigations forward by combining renewed investigative attention with modern forensic DNA capabilities. NIJ emphasizes that cold case initiatives have a demonstrated track record of solving a meaningful number of violent crimes, especially homicides and sexual assaults, when agencies systematically re-examine cases and re-test evidence. A key theme of the solicitation is that advances in DNA technology have changed what is possible with old evidence: samples that are aged, degraded, very limited in quantity, or otherwise compromised may now yield usable DNA profiles, and evidence that previously produced inconclusive results may succeed when analyzed with newer methods. In practice, this means agencies are encouraged to re-assess past forensic decisions and re-evaluate items once thought unsuitable for testing.

For this program, a "violent crime cold case" is specifically defined as an unsolved UCR Part 1 Violent Crime in which all significant investigative leads have been exhausted. The grant is aimed at cases that are not simply inactive, but truly at an impasse under prior investigative approaches, where DNA has a realistic chance of producing new leads (for example, identifying a suspect, linking cases, confirming or excluding individuals, or supporting prosecution). The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates NIJ expects an active programmatic relationship during the award period, rather than a fully hands-off grant.

Key administrative details include a posted date of December 9, 2008, with an application deadline (original and current) of January 23, 2009, and an archive date of April 23, 2009. NIJ anticipated making around 100 awards. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement noted. The award ceiling and floor are listed as 0 in the summary data, which typically means applicants must refer to the full solicitation document for specific funding limits, budget guidance, allowable costs, and project period details.

Eligibility is described broadly in the summary as "unrestricted," but the solicitation text makes clear that NIJ is seeking applications specifically from states and units of local government for this initiative. Applicants would generally be expected to propose a structured approach for selecting qualifying cold cases, locating and inventorying biological evidence, submitting evidence for DNA analysis, and using the results to generate investigative leads and advance cases toward resolution. Because the focus is on DNA-enabled outcomes, projects usually center on evidence handling and testing strategies (including re-testing), coordination between investigators and forensic laboratories, and documentation of how cases will be reviewed and prioritized to maximize the likelihood of solvable outcomes.

For access and support, the solicitation references an additional information link to the full announcement document. Application submission technical help is available through Grants.gov customer support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Programmatic questions about solicitation requirements are directed to NIJ program manager Charles Heurich at 202-616-9264 or charles.heurich@usdoj.gov.

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