Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 16.748
- Agency
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National Institute of Justice
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 72 $25,134,468 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- U.S. Territories
- State
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice funded state and local DNA database laboratories to analyze and profile backlogs of convicted offender and arrestee DNA samples through the Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.748), with the most recent grant awards made on October 1, 2010.
Program activity ended after 2010. The portfolio spans 72 cooperative agreement awards totaling $25.1 million in federal obligations, distributed across 2007–2010 with declining award frequency: 15 awards in 2007, 15 in 2008, 22 in 2009, and 20 in 2010. No grant awards have been made since October 2010—more than 16 years ago. No recent grant opportunities are posted; there is no indication the program remains active or open for new applications.
The program funded state crime laboratories and law enforcement forensic divisions to reduce DNA profile backlogs through three mechanisms: in-house analysis of samples (up to $35 per sample, plus up to $5 per profile for review, capped at $40 per sample), outsourcing to accredited fee-for-service laboratories under the same cost structure, or data review of profiles generated externally (up to $5 per profile). All resulting profiles were required to be entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) within 90 days of analysis completion and uploaded to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). Recipients tracked and reported the number of DNA database samples analyzed and resulting CODIS hits.
All 72 awards were structured as cooperative agreements. The National Institute of Justice was the sole funding source across the full portfolio.
Representative recent awards include Arizona Department of Public Safety ($1.617 million, October 2009), Mississippi Crime Laboratory ($1.015 million, October 2009), Louisiana ($1.050 million, October 2009), Texas Department of Public Safety ($1.703 million, October 2008), Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation ($550 thousand, October 2010), and North Carolina ($682.5 thousand, October 2008). Awards ranged from approximately $19 thousand to $1.78 million, reflecting variation in state backlog size and testing approach.
This program is not currently accepting applications and shows no recent activity. Organizations should not pursue funding under this Assistance Listing.
Objective and description
- Objective
To accelerate the analysis of convicted offender and/or arrestee DNA samples collected by States pursuant to applicable law for databasing purposes (hereinafter, "DNA database samples"), in order to provide timely Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)- compatible data for all 13 CODIS core STR loci for State and national DNA databases. Funds are to be used by a State's designated existing and accredited DNA database laboratory to reduce the backlog of DNA database samples in one of three ways: a) Through in-house analysis. The DNA database laboratory will determine what its backlog is and can apply for no more than $35.00 per sample to be analyzed. If the database laboratory lacks funding to ensure timely review of the profiles generated, it may apply for no more than $5.00 per DNA profile generated in-house for no more than $40.00 per sample tested in-house. b) Through sending samples to be tested by accredited fee-for-service laboratories. Funding requests for this option are to be calculated in exactly the same fashion as for the in-house testing option above. c) Through data review of sample profiles generated by an accredited fee-for-service laboratory. If the database laboratory lacks funding to ensure timely review of the profiles generated, it may apply for no more than $5.00 per DNA profile generated. All profiles obtained from DNA database samples with funding provided under this announcement must be entered in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) within 90 days of completion of analysis and uploaded to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). Laboratories that receive funds from awards made under this announcement for sample testing and review must track and report the number of DNA database samples analyzed and/or reviewed under this program and the number of resulting CODIS hits.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 72 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Department Of Public Safety | $3,484,735 | 14% |
| 2 | State Police Oregon Department | $844,000 | 3% |
| 3 | Conn. Dept. Of Public Safety | $737,250 | 3% |
| 4 | Department Of State Police Pennsylvania | $730,930 | 3% |
| 5 | Crime Control And Public Safety | $682,500 | 3% |
| 6 | Georgia Bureau Of Investigation | $668,000 | 3% |
| 7 | Oklahoma State Bureau Of Investigation | $600,730 | 2% |
| 8 | Alabama Department Of Forensic Sciences | $593,807 | 2% |
8 of 31 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $4,447,219 |
| FY2009 | $9,178,072 |
| FY2008 | $6,022,421 |
| FY2007 | $5,486,756 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.748?
Assistance Listing 16.748 is Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program, a federal grant program run by National Institute of Justice (Office of Justice Programs). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.748: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.748 awarded?
72 grant awards under 16.748 have obligated $25,134,468 in federal funds to 31 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.748?
The recipients obligated the most under Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program are Texas Department Of Public Safety ($3,484,735), State Police Oregon Department ($844,000) and Conn. Dept. Of Public Safety ($737,250).
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