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FY 2016 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent

Closing Date

April 7, 2016

FY 2017 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Closing Date

May 9, 2017

FY 2018 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Closing Date

April 26, 2018

FY 2019 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Closing Date

May 6, 2019

FY 2017 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

Closing Date

March 13, 2017

FY 2018 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program

Closing Date

May 7, 2018

FY 2014 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program

Closing Date

June 2, 2014

FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program

Closing Date

May 23, 2016

FY 2017 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)

Closing Date

March 13, 2017

FY 2018 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)

Closing Date

May 7, 2018

FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)

Closing Date

May 14, 2019

FY 2019 Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies

Closing Date

May 28, 2019

Solicitation Now Available: Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA opportunity.

FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Closing Date

June 16, 2020

Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence Funding Available

BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence opportunity.

FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Closing Date

June 15, 2020

Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program

This program supports efforts by state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies, working with their partners, in the investigation and prosecution of unsolved cold case homicides suspected of having been racially motivated.

SAKI Solicitation Released

BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).

FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Closing Date

April 27, 2020

National Association of Women Judges Conference

Event Dates

October 15, 2019

Location

Omni Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: Why Can't We Be More Like CSI? (Webinar)

Event Dates

October 10, 2019

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

National Association for Justice Information Systems Annual Conference

Event Dates

September 30, 2019

Location

Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor

Baltimore, MD

Nearly $43 Million Awarded to Support the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

 

BJA has awarded almost $43 million via 32 grants to support the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an effort to strengthen jurisdictions’ capacity to act on evidence resulting from sexual assault kits. Learn more about SAKI and the FY 2018 awards.

 

Forensic-led Policing in Denver

March 2019

Hosted by the BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center in partnership with the Denver, Colorado Police Department, this October 19, 2016, webinar provided the criminal justice community with information about the Denver Crime Lab, including how their customer-focused philosophy has helped solve crime.

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'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'

In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.