OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement
and the community.
With this solicitation, BJS seeks applications for the administration of the 2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL).
The goal of the 36-month project is to obtain updated information about the workload, resources, policies, and procedures of all publicly funded forensic crime laboratories operating in the United States.
The award recipient will be responsible for (1) developing and testing a reliable, multimode data collection, (2) updating and maintaining a directory of all publicly funded crime laboratories in the country, (3) fielding the CPFFCL with a 2024 reference year, making reasonable efforts to maximize response rates, and (4) providing interim and final datasets that are clean and accurate.
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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Full announcement
Additional Information of Eligibility:*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Foreign organizations: For cooperative projects involving U. S. and foreign organizations, support will only be provided for the U. S. portion.
-For-profit organizations: U.S.-based commercial organizations, including small businesses, with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education and a passion for innovation.
-Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U. S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
-Other Federal Agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): Contact the appropriate program before preparing a proposal for submission.
-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
-Tribal Governments: The governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
479a, et seq.)
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/cpffcl23_sol.pdfContact: Agency Email Description: General description
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2023-03-22
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2027-08-14