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16.307:  Combined DNA Index System

Popular Name:  CODIS

Objectives:  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.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

16.307 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. To be eligible for DNA grants, participants must be publicly funded State or local forensic laboratories performing DNA analysis. Applicants for DNA grants must be units of State or local government having a forensic laboratory.

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.

16.307 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  NIJ and the FBI coordinate revisions to grant solicitation package prior to publication and distribution. 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:  NIJ solicits grants applications annually from State and local crime laboratories. Applications are evaluated by NIJ as acceptable or unacceptable. The FBI reviews acceptable applications to make recommendations to NIJ regarding funding levels and grant objectives. NIJ makes final awards.

Deadlines:  Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  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.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

16.307 RELATED PROGRAMS:

16.307 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

16.307 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $14,067,606; FY 00 est $7,630,142; and FY 01 est $6,098,814.

Budget Account Number:  15-0200-0-1-751.

Authorization:  Public Law 103-322, DNA Identification Act of 1994.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Not applicable.

16.307 INFO 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: Steve Niczgoda. Phone: (202) 324-9441. For NIJ's DNA grant program, Office of Science and Technology. Contact Richard Rau, Program Manager. Phone: (202) 307-0648.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

16.307 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Under Public Law 103-322, grants awarded under the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program require matching funds equal to 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Grants awards are limited to 24 months.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Purpose of CODIS is to establish a national database containing DNA records from persons convicted of crimes; samples recovered from crime scenes; and samples recovered from unidentified human remains. DNA grants are intended to provide crime laboratories the means for participating fully in the CODIS program. Grant funds must be expended only for the purposes that support the CODIS program. The FBI provides State and local forensic laboratories with CODIS software, installation, training and user support. In cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the FBI jointly administers the Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement grant program which provides funds for equipment, and supplies required to develop or improve DNA analysis in support of FBI's CODIS program.

16.307 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Grants recipients must comply with all financial and project reporting requirements under NIJ's general rules and procedures for grant administration. As required under NIJ's general rules and procedures for grant administration.

Audits:  As required under NIJ's general rules and procedures for grant administration.

Records:  As required under NIJ's general rules and procedures for grant administration.