Postconviction DNA Testing Funding Program
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Description and Goals
Grant awards made under this program can be used to help defray the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing of certain
crimes in which actual innocence might be demonstrated. Funds typically may be used to review such postconviction cases and
to locate and analyze biological evidence associated with these cases.
Applying for Funding
Funding under this program is available periodically through a competitive solicitation process administered by the National
Institute of Justice. To apply for this, or any funding from the National Institute of Justice, you must first register with
the Office of Justice Programs' Grants Management System, Grants.gov or both.
When applying for funding under this program, review carefully the full text of the solicitation. When the solicitation is
open, it will by listed on NIJ's Current Funding page. If the solicitation is not open, you may review past solicitations for information purposed only as the specific requirements and goals of the program may change from year to year.
Past Awards
| Year |
Agency |
Amount |
| 2011 |
Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota |
$658,348 |
| 2011 |
Public Defender Services, Connecticut |
$1,392,176 |
| 2011 |
California Emergency Management Agency |
$2,239,121 |
| 2011 |
Attorney General, Colorado |
$1,208,077 |
| 2011 |
Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance |
$778,329 |
| 2011 |
Louisiana Department of Justice |
$1,152,958 |
| 2011 Totals |
$7,429,009 |
| 2010 |
Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention, Md. |
$48,298 |
| 2010 |
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority |
$687,448 |
| 2010 |
Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota |
$253,534 |
| 2010 |
Washington State Patrol |
$576,631 |
| 2010 Totals |
$1,565,911 |
| 2009 |
Minnesota Board of Public Defense |
$859,527 |
| 2009 |
California Emergency Management Agency |
$2,500,000 |
| 2009 |
Maryland Governors Office of Crime Control And Prevention |
$307,000 |
| 2009 |
Colorado Attorney General |
$1,186,781 |
| 2009 |
Connecticut Office of the Chief Public
Defender
|
$1,486,134 |
| 2009 |
North Carolina Administrative Office of the
Courts
|
$566,980 |
| 2009 |
Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance |
$647,286 |
| 2009 |
Louisiana Department of Justice |
$1,376,206 |
| 2009 |
New Mexico Department of Public Safety |
$924,648 |
| 2009 Total |
$9,854,562 |
| 2008 |
Washington State Department of Community - Trade and Economic Development
|
$250,306 |
| 2008 |
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
|
$1,164,441 |
| 2008 |
Texas Office of the Governor
|
$500,000 |
| 2008 |
Virginia Department of Forensic Science
|
$4,520,295 |
| 2008 |
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
|
$1,386,699 |
2008 Total
|
$7,821,741
|
Program Total
|
$26,671,523
|
Date Modified: May 8, 2012
