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FY25 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program - Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar

Event Dates

September 30, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

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Online

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Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

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BJA Funding Webinar

Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Date Published

November 2024

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BJA

Publication Type

Factsheet

Forensics Unit Programs

Date Published

July 2024

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BJA-Sponsored

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Funding Available to Support Investigation and Prosecution of Cold Case Murders Involving Civil Rights Violations

Learn about the FY24 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program solicitation.

Now Available: FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Solicitation

Learn about the FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA solicitation.

The Application of Touch DNA to Cold Case Investigations

Location

Online

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Event Type

Workshop

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

FY 2023 The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date

June 12, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

June 5, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 12, 2023

FY 2023 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Closing Date

April 11, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

April 4, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

April 11, 2023

FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

Closing Date

April 11, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

April 4, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

April 11, 2023

Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years (Archived Content)

January 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

During this episode, Detective Johnson and Dr. Williamson describe how decades of determined police work and cutting-edge forensic science identified Joe Michael Ervin as the person who assaulted and murdered four women between 1978 and 1981.

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Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years (Archived Content)

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Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years

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Implementing Misdemeanor Unit Cold Case Homicide Reviews

Event Dates

September 29, 2022, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

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Event Type

Webinar

FY 2022 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Closing Date

June 27, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

June 22, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 27, 2022

Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program FY 2022 Solicitation Webinar

April 2022

Series

Funding Webinar

During this webinar, which was held on April 7, 2022, Bureau of Justice Assistance personnel provided information about the FY 2022 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program funding opportunity.

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Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program

Event Dates

April 7, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

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Event Type

Webinar

Series

BJA Grant Applicant Education Series

FY 2022 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program

Closing Date

June 15, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

June 10, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 15, 2022

Blog Post: BJA’s SAKI Program Solves 36-Year-Old Sexual Assault Cold Case, Bringing Long-Sought Justice to the Victim

Read the blog post to learn about the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program.

BJA's SAKI Program Solves 36-Year-Old Sexual Assault Cold Case, Bringing Long-Sought Justice to the Victim

Read this blog post to learn about the impact of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Program.

Funding Available for the Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program

The deadlines associated with this opportunity are: June 22, 2021 (Grants.gov) and July 6, 2021 (JustGrants).

FY 2021 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Closing Date

July 6, 2021

Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Training and Technical Assistance Program

Event Dates

February 17, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

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Event Type

Webinar

Solicitation Available: Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Training and Technical Assistance Program

Apply for this opportunity by May 10, 2021 in Grants.gov and May 26, 2021 in JustGrants.

Almost $192 Million in Awards Announced to Advance Forensic Science

Learn about the awards made through BJA and NIJ forensic science programs.

Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

This program assists law enforcement and prosecutors to address and prosecute violent crime cold cases and decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution.

Identifying Serial Sexual Offenders Through Cold Cases

See how prioritizing the testing of backlogged sexual assault kits can help agencies gain new insights on both the cases in question and other connected incidents.