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.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
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.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
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/Documentation:
Formal written application from appropriate
official of the requesting forensic laboratory to NIJ under the Forensic DNA
Laboratory Improvement Program.
This program is excluded from coverage
under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure:
Formal written application from appropriate
official of the requesting forensic laboratory to NIJ under the Forensic DNA
Laboratory Improvement Program.
Award Procedure:
Not applicable.
Deadlines:
Not applicable.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Not applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
15-0200-0-1-751.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $6,678,035; FY 02 est $6,093,874; and FY
03 est $6,093,874.
As of March 2002, there are 153 CODIS sites in 43 States and the District of
Columbia.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Not applicable.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office:
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office:
For the CODIS program, contact Director, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20535. For the
DNA grant program, contact Director, National Institute of Justice, Department
of Justice, Washington, DC 20531. For information on the FBI's CODIS Program,
Forensic Science Systems Unit, Laboratory Division. Contact: John Behun.
Telephone: (202) 324-9440.
Web Site Address:
http://www.fbi.gov.
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Acceptable proposals must support development or improvement of forensic DNA
analysis capabilities by State and local crime laboratories in a manner which
supports the CODIS program.
