Closed · O-NIJ-2024-172241 · CFDA 16.560 · Other

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program

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

up to $1.6M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 11, 2024
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program is a closed other listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $1,558,108 across 4 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 $1.6M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science… is closed (last close September 11, 2024). 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 September 11, 2024

Posted Sep 4 Closes Sep 11

Est. Total Funding

$1,558,108

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Grant

Description

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding basic or applied research and development in forensic science for criminal justice purposes. NIJ’s Forensic Science Strategic Research Plan and Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group (TWG) identify current research priorities and technology challenges encountered in operational forensic science laboratories. Research-based knowledge and newly developed tools that work towards addressing these priorities and resolving these challenges facilitate the criminal justice community to enforce the law, promote public safety, prevent and reduce crime, and ensure fair and impartial administration of justice.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-NIJ-2024-172241

Grants.gov marks NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 56 other National Institute of Justice listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 577).

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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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 the requirements of this funding opportunity, contact Tracey Johnson, Supervisory Physical Scientist, at 202-532-5448 or Tracey.L.Johnson@usdoj.gov or Forensic.Research@ojp.usdoj.gov. Tracey.L.Johnson@usdoj.gov

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What to do next

NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science… 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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