Closed · NIJ-2019-15627 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies, FY 2019

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

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 28, 2019
Close date
22
Expected awards

The verdict

Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies, FY 2019 is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $500,000 across 22 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 $500K
award range
Closed
application status
22
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Fo… is closed (last close May 28, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 16.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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 May 28, 2019

Posted Mar 28 Closes May 28

Est. Total Funding

$5,500,000

Expected Awards

22

Instrument

Grant

Description

The goals of the Prosecuting Cold Cases using Forensic Technology solicitation are to: 1. Prosecute violent crime cold cases where a suspect has been identified and 2. Decrease the number of unresolved violent crime cold cases. Through this program, NIJ will provide grant funding to support the prosecution of "violent crime cold cases" and the necessary processes, including forensic analyses, leading to cold case resolutions. The Prosecuting Cold Cases using Forensic Technology program supports the Department's criminal justice priorities of reducing violent crime and supporting law enforcement officers and prosecutors by providing resources to address violent crime cold cases.

Multi-door applicant board · 6 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 6 distinct applicant types for Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Fo… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +2 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Law, Justice and Legal Services · Science and Technology / R&D (LJL;ST). Inside National Institute of Justice's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.560

National Institute of Justice Research Grants

U.S. Department of Justice

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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 hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 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. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Fo… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 16.560 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grants indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Justice lists 576 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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