Closed · NIJ-2018-13740 · CFDA 16.742 · Discretionary

NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $250K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 30, 2018
Close date
11
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $250,000 across 11 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $250K
award range
Closed
application status
11
expected awards
16.742
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… is closed (last close April 30, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institute of Justice still indexes 576 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 30, 2018

Posted Mar 7 Closes Apr 30

Est. Total Funding

$4,050,000

Expected Awards

11

Instrument

Grant

Description

This program seeks to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by States and units of local government. Among other things, funds may be used to eliminate a backlog in the analysis of forensic evidence and to train and employ forensic laboratory personnel, as needed, to eliminate such a backlog. The Coverdell Act requires that 15 percent of program funds be awarded competitively. These "competitive" funds may be awarded to SAAs or dispersed directly to units of local government based on the merits of the respective applications. This solicitation will fund competitive awards only.

Multi-door applicant board · 4 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 4 distinct applicant types for NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 5 other National Institute of Justice listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 577).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx; some are included in the appendices of this solicitation. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

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