[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 41138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19459]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1241]
RIN 1121-ZB75
Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of
Justice Solicitation for Forensic DNA Research and Development
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice ``Solicitation for Forensic DNA Research & Development.''
DATES: Proposals must be received by 4 p.m. (EST) on August 30, 1999.
ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please
call NCJRS at 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, sections 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1994).
Background
The intent of this solicitation is to stimulate all areas of
research or development that can enhance or increase the capacity,
capability, applicability, and/or reliability of DNA for forensic uses.
Proposals that build or improve upon existing technologies, methods, or
approaches as well as proposals based on new or novel technologies,
methods, or approaches are encouraged to meet the goal of maximizing
the value of DNA evidence to the criminal justice system.
In order to most effectively and efficiently use DNA to its maximum
value for the criminal justice system, the forensic DNA community, now
comprised of more than 150 public and private crime laboratories, will
need faster, less costly, and fundamentally reliable technical tools
and innovations that can be appropriately validated, quality-
controlled, and quality-assured for forensic use.
Research demonstrating the reliability of existing, impending or
future methods is also encouraged. Emphasis is placed on developing
methods or technologies that address the needs of databasing for CODIS
application and/or methods that can be used for the analysis of crime
scene samples, which are often limited in quality and quantity.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of
``Solicitation for Forensic DNA Research & Development'' (refer to
document No. SL000369). For World Wide Web access, connect to either
NIJ at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice
Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htmnij.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-19459 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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