Assistance program
Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program
$20.1 Million committed in FY2022–FY2026
- Agency
- Ojp Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice, Department of
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 16.044
- What it does
- The goal of the Forensic Science Federal, State, and Local Projects is to strengthen the quality and practice of forensic science through training and technical assistance, research and development, testing and evaluation, technology adoption, and information exchange. Objective(s): • Support and strengthen the capabilities of forensic science service providers through a range of dedicated training and technical services. • Support and enhance the capacity and program outcomes of active OJP forensic science program grantees. • Foster the development of new knowledge, methods, and scientific tools to enhance investigations and the forensic analysis of evidence. • Test and evaluate programs and practices relevant to forensic and investigative sciences or the application and outcomes of those sciences in a court of law. Performance Measures are dependent on project and can include: Number of total visits to the site; Number of individuals who completed the training; Number of Fellowships; Number of Forensic Investigations; Number of scholarly products that result in whole or in part from work funded, such as published, peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles, and/or (as appropriate for the funded project) law review journal articles, book chapter(s) or book(s) in the academic press, technological prototypes, patented inventions, or similar scientific products.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Eligible applications are dependent on the Federal, State, and Local forensic science project solicited by the program and may be limited to State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), and consortiums with demonstrated experience providing national and local-level TTA. For-profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fees for services. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with States, units of local government, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified individuals. Applicants from the Territories of the United States, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions, are also eligible to participate in this program. Certain qualified individuals may be eligible to apply in response to some solicitations under this program, as described in the solicitation document. Federal agencies may be eligible to apply for funding in response to a solicitation under this program, if the solicitation specifies that Federal agencies are eligible. If an award is made to a Federal agency, it will be through an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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