OpportunityTitle: 2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.
Description: The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories will collect information from and provide national-level statistics on publicly operated forensic crime laboratories. The topics will include policies, practices, services, staffing, and resources. The award recipient, working with BJS, will update and verify the current census frame of forensic crime laboratories; update the census form with input from subject matter experts; conduct cognitive testing of the revised form; administer the census to all identified laboratories; collect and clean data; and assist BJS with producing tables and materials for reporting and dissemination.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: General Information
GrantorContactText: askbjs@usdoj.gov&lt;br/&gt;Connor.Brooks@usdoj.gov&lt;br/&gt;