Closed · O-NIJ-2025-172604 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories

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

up to $1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 3, 2026
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $1,500,000 across 7 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 $1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
7
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 3, 2026. Watch CFDA 16.560 (National Institute of Justice Research Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $1,500,000.

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 3, 2026

Posted May 1 Closes Jun 3

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Grant

Description

This funding opportunity seeks proposals for research and evaluation studies to produce practical knowledge that can improve the examination and interpretation of physical evidence in forensic science laboratories. Specifically, NIJ seeks applications for rigorous research and evaluation projects that will: • Identify and inform the forensic community of best practices through the evaluation of existing and emerging laboratory protocols; and/or • Have a direct and immediate impact on laboratory efficiency and assist in making laboratory policy decisions.

Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors

NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Test… prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (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 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
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 the requirements of this funding opportunity, contact the OJP Response Center at Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov, and Hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday. OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

What to do next

NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation for the Test… 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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