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'E pr Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION National Institute of Justice SHEET Cooperative Agreement PROJECT NUMBER 2009- DN- BX -KO40 AWARD DATE 09/16/2009 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 8. (a) Accreditation and Privacy Requirements; CODIS; No Research PAGE 4 OF 9 The recipient shall ensure that each DNA analysis conducted under this award will be performed either (1) by accredited government -owned laboratories, or (2) through an accredited fee - for - service vendor. The accreditation must be by a nonprofit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic science community. The laboratory must undergo external audits not less than once every 2 years that demonstrate compliance with the DNA Quality Assurance Standards established by the Director of the FBI. The recipient shall maintain each DNA analysis conducted under this award, and each stored DNA sample that results from this award, in accordance with the privacy requirements and restrictions on disclosure described in 42 U.S.C. section 14132(b)(3). The recipient agrees to notify NIJ immediately upon any change in the accreditation status of any of its forensic science laboratories, if applicable. The recipient shall ensure that all eligible forensic DNA profiles obtained with funding under this award will be entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), and, where applicable, uploaded to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). The recipient shall ensure that none of the funds provided under this award are used for research or statistical projects or activities as defined by 28 CFR Part 22 or for research as defined by 28 CFR Part 46. Any questions concerning this provision should be directed to the NIJ Program Manager for the award. (b) Nonsupplanting of State or Local Funds The recipient shall ensure that Federal funds made available through this award will not supplant State or local government funds, but instead will be used to increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be available from State or local government sources for activities funded through this award. The recipient agrees to notify NIJ immediately if the recipient receives new State or local funding for any of the purposes included in the approved application for this award. (c) Data collection The recipient agrees to cooperate with any assessments, national evaluation efforts, or information or data collection requests, including, but not limited to, the provision of any information required for the assessment or evaluation of any activities within this project. 9. The recipient shall submit a report within 90 days of the end of the award period that, at a minimum, (1) includes a summary and assessment of the program earried out with the funds trade available under this Fiscal Year 2009 award and (2) cites the number of additional violent crime cold cases reviewed for DNA evidence, the number of such cases in which biological evidence still existed, the number subjected to DNA analysis, the number that yielded DNA profiles, the number of resulting profiles entered into CODIS, and the number of CODIS hits as a result of the Fiscal Year 2009 award. The recipient shall ensure that all data and information necessary for the report is collected throughout the award period. The report rust be submitted to the Office of Justice Programs, on -line through https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. OJP FORM 400012 (REV. 4 -88) 41 :