Closed · NIJ-2019-15504 · CFDA 16.742 · Discretionary
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE, FY 2019
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 4, 2019
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE, FY 2019 is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $250,000 across 20 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
- 20
- expected awards
- 16.742
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement G… is closed (last close June 4, 2019). 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 June 4, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$4,500,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Grant
Description
This program seeks to improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner 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 · 5 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement G… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; +1 more). 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 4 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
- 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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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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