Closed · NIJ-2020-18372 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020

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

up to $2M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 5, 2020
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $2,000,000 across 3 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 $2M
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 is closed (last close June 5, 2020). 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 June 5, 2020

Posted Apr 6 Closes Jun 5

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals from qualified applicants to establish and operate a National Center on Forensics to:1. Facilitate a partnership amongst:a. A full-service State department of forensic science with a medical examiner function;b. An accredited university of higher education with affiliate medical and law schools; andc. A statewide district attorneys association2. For the purpose of:a. Providing medico-legal learning opportunities for medical students to train as deputy medical examiners/coroners in underserved rural areas; b. Provide forensic science and legal training to district attorneys, judges, and law enforcement; and c. Develop opportunities as appropriate amongst the designated partners to benefit current and future practitioners in the field.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. 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 04
Special district governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
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.

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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

What to do next

National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 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

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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