Combined DNA Index System
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.307
- Agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- (CODIS)
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- State
- Local
- Treasury account
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- 15-0200-0-1-751
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Federal Bureau of Investigation administers the Combined DNA Index System program (CFDA 16.307) to develop or improve forensic DNA analysis capabilities in state and local crime laboratories through CODIS software and technical assistance. The program enables laboratories to establish databases of convicted offender profiles, unsolved crime scene DNA, and missing persons records, allowing electronic exchange and comparison of DNA profiles across jurisdictions to link serial crimes and identify suspects.
Eligible applicants are publicly funded state or local forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis. Private forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis under contract with crime laboratories may receive CODIS software and technical assistance but are not eligible for grant funding. Participation requires submission of a formal written application from the appropriate official of the requesting forensic laboratory to the National Institute of Justice under the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program.
The source material provided does not include a grant award portfolio block, recent grant awards block, or recent opportunities block. Accordingly, no information is available regarding current award activity, funding volumes, award cadence, typical award magnitudes, recent recipients, or currently open grant opportunities. The source does not specify whether grant opportunities have been posted recently or when awards were last disbursed.
To determine current funding availability, competitive status, and application deadlines, consult the NIJ's Grants.gov postings or the program's official page on the NIJ website. The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs may publish opportunities intermittently rather than on a fixed annual cycle.
Objective and description
- Objective
To develop or improve forensic DNA analysis capabilities in State and local crime laboratories. The Combined DNA Index Systems (CODIS) allows State and local crime laboratories to store and match DNA records.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
To receive CODIS software and technical assistance, participants must be publicly funded forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis, or private forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis under contract with crime laboratories.
- Beneficiary eligibility
To be eligible for DNA grants, participants must be publicly funded State or local forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis.
- Credentials and documentation
Formal written application from appropriate official of the requesting forensic laboratory to NIJ under the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program.
- Uses of assistance
The CODIS program enables State and local laboratories to establish databases of convicted offenders, unsolved crime scenes, and missing persons. CODIS allows the forensic laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically thereby linking serial violent crimes to each other and to identify suspects by matching DNA from crime scenes to convicted offenders.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Formal written application from appropriate official of the requesting forensic laboratory to DoJ under the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.307?
Assistance Listing 16.307 is Combined DNA Index System, a federal grant program run by Federal Bureau of Investigation (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Combined DNA Index System?
Its CFDA number is 16.307: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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