The President's DNA Initiative provides funding, training, and assistance to ensure that forensic DNA reaches its full potential to solve crimes, protect the innocent, and identify missing persons. |
Highlights
Solicitations:
- Social Science Research on Wrongful Conviction (pdf)
Due Date: March 16, 2009, 11:59 p.m. eastern time - Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program (pdf)
Due Date: January 26, 2009, 11:59 p.m. eastern time - Solving Cold Cases With DNA (pdf)
Due Date: January 23, 2009, 11:59 p.m. eastern time - Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing (pdf)
Due Date: January 21, 2009, 11:59 p.m. eastern time
Training:
- Apply now to attend Unsolved Cases: Cold Cases Analysis Training for Law Enforcement
- Register now for the SART Training Conference
- Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
- DNA Analyst Training Program — Testing and a practical lab manual now available to complement online courses. Learn more about the training program.
Reearch Articles: Lists of research articles and publications from NIJ-funded project have been updated through 2008.
2008 Funding Awards:
- DNA Research and Development
- Backlog Reduction
- Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction (In-House Analysis and Review)
- Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery
- Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
- Solving Cold Cases with DNA Evidence
- DNA Funding for Postconviction Cases
Revised Quality Assurance Standards: The FBI has announced revisions to its forensic DNA quality assurance standards that will take affect July 1, 2009.
