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Opportunity Summary:

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) FY 14 Solving Cold Cases With DNA grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NIJ 2014 3757) is a discretionary funding program offered through a cooperative agreement to support state and local government efforts to solve unresolved violent crime cold cases using modern DNA testing. The core purpose is to help agencies identify and systematically review cold cases, conduct renewed investigations where prior leads have been exhausted, and locate, preserve, and analyze biological evidence that could now produce actionable DNA results. NIJ emphasizes that well-run cold case programs have a proven track record of resolving serious crimes, particularly homicides and sexual assaults, and that newer DNA methods can turn older, degraded, limited, or previously untestable evidence into usable DNA profiles.

A key point in the solicitation is how it defines a "violent crime cold case." For this program, it refers specifically to any unsolved Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Part 1 Violent Crime case in which all significant investigative leads have already been exhausted. In other words, the program is designed for cases that have effectively stalled under traditional investigative approaches, where DNA analysis represents a realistic path to new leads, suspect identification, case linkage, or prosecution support. NIJ also highlights the practical value of advances in DNA technology: evidence once considered unsuitable may now yield profiles, and samples that previously produced inconclusive or partial results may become interpretable with updated techniques.

The opportunity was posted on April 11, 2014, with an application deadline of May 27, 2014, and later archived on August 27, 2014. NIJ anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $300,000. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed, meaning applicants were not required to provide matching funds as a condition of receiving an award. The program falls under CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants) and is categorized within Law, Justice and Legal Services as well as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, reflecting the mix of investigative work and forensic laboratory testing that these projects typically involve.

Eligibility is described as "unrestricted" in the listing, but the program description makes clear the intended applicants are states and units of local government, consistent with NIJ cold case funding being aimed at public agencies responsible for criminal investigations and related forensic work. Because the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, recipients should generally expect closer federal involvement than with a standard grant, such as additional reporting, coordination, or NIJ engagement on program objectives and deliverables, depending on the terms of the specific award.

For applicants needing help, the solicitation provides multiple support routes. Technical issues with Grants.gov submissions are routed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline (available 24/7 except federal holidays) or support@grants.gov. If a technical problem outside the applicant's control prevents timely submission, NIJ requires the applicant to email the NIJ contact within 24 hours after the deadline to request permission to submit late. Programmatic and solicitation requirement questions are directed to Charles Heurich, Program Manager, at Charles.Heurich@usdoj.gov, and NIJ points applicants to its funding pages and FAQ resources on nij.gov for additional guidance.

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