The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), is seeking applications for funding aimed at strengthening the accuracy and reliability of a crime laboratory’s systems and processes.

Goal: The ultimate goal of this solicitation is to develop evidence-based knowledge that will strengthen the accuracy and reliability of a crime laboratory’s systems and processes.

Objective: The objective of this solicitation is to (1) to identify and evaluate the most critical systems, processes, and factors contributing to a crime laboratory being a high reliability organization and (2) to determine how organizational components, including system-based approaches, could be proposed, tested, evaluated, and generalized to improve crime laboratory operations

Funding Information

• Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $600,000.00
• Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $1,000,000.00
• Period of Performance Duration (Months) 60

Eligibility Criteria

City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Other

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