2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories
2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories
(Solicitation)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications for the administration of
the 2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL). Consistent
with the Attorney General’s stated commitment to increasing the reliability of
forensic analysis and the capacity of forensic service providers as components of
reducing violent crime and promoting public safety, the CPFFCL collects data on
workload, operations, budgets, staffing levels, types of analyses performed
(including
violent crime and drug analyses), backlogs, and accreditation and certifications of
federal, state, county, and municipal crime laboratories.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications for the administration of
the 2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL). Consistent
with the Attorney General’s stated commitment to increasing the reliability of
forensic analysis and the capacity of forensic service providers as components of
reducing violent crime and promoting public safety, the CPFFCL collects data on
workload, operations, budgets, staffing levels, types of analyses performed
(including
violent crime and drug analyses), backlogs, and accreditation and certifications of
federal, state, county, and municipal crime laboratories.
The key activities under this award include updating the national census roster of
publicly funded crime laboratories, revising the data collection instrument,
collecting and verifying the data submitted by laboratories, and delivering to BJS a
final data file. BJS will provide to the recipient of funds a draft of the
questionnaire and a preliminary census roster of approximately 500 laboratories at
the
beginning of the project. BJS anticipates making one award for a 36-month period
under
this solicitation, with an award start date on or near October 1, 2018.
All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 2, 2018.