We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Impact of Technologies for Forensic Science Applications (apply for O NIJ 2024 171968) Funding Number: O NIJ 2024 171968 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| MSI National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA MSI) Funding Number: DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA MSI Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2017 11080) Funding Number: NIJ 2017 11080 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $20,000,000 |
| DRL Request Statement of Interest on Forensic Assistance to Address Legacies of Gross Human Rights Violations (apply for DRLA DRLAQM 16 029) Funding Number: DRLA DRLAQM 16 029 Agency: DOS Funding Amount: $450,000 |
| OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner Training Initiative Solicitation (apply for OVW 2018 14604) Funding Number: OVW 2018 14604 Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| BJA FY 21 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (apply for O BJA 2021 04001) Funding Number: O BJA 2021 04001 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $960,000 |
| OJJDP FY 20 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2020 16830) Funding Number: OJJDP 2020 16830 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| DNA Forensic Technology Development (apply for INLEA INLCJ 16 002) Funding Number: INLEA INLCJ 16 002 Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| Forensics Training Partnership Program (apply for INL 15CA0057 INLCAP 09192015) Funding Number: INL 15CA0057 INLCAP 09192015 Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (apply for BJA 2020 18439) Funding Number: BJA 2020 18439 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| OJJDP FY 17 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2017 11030) Funding Number: OJJDP 2017 11030 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| NIJ FY18 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE (apply for NIJ 2018 13740) Funding Number: NIJ 2018 13740 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,725,000 |
| Forensic Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds Associated with Microelectronics (apply for CRANBAA18 002) Funding Number: CRANBAA18 002 Agency: Department of Defense, NSWC - CRANE Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| OVC FY 2022 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (apply for O OVC 2022 171306) Funding Number: O OVC 2022 171306 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| NIJ FY 2010 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines (apply for NIJ 2010 2404) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2404 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Forensic Anthropology Assistance to Address Legacies of Gross Human Rights Violations (apply for DRLA DRLAQM 18 014) Funding Number: DRLA DRLAQM 18 014 Agency: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $700,000 |
| Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting, FY 2019 (apply for NIJ 2019 15528) Funding Number: NIJ 2019 15528 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Formula Grants Program (apply for O BJA 2025 172447) Funding Number: O BJA 2025 172447 Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,186,424 |
| BJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive (apply for O BJA 2024 172111) Funding Number: O BJA 2024 172111 Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| NIJ National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2021 (apply for O NIJ 2021 99002) Funding Number: O NIJ 2021 99002 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $4,000,000 |
| BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive (apply for O BJA 2022 171341) Funding Number: O BJA 2022 171341 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| NIJ FY17 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) (apply for NIJ 2017 11605) Funding Number: NIJ 2017 11605 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $3,600,000 |
| National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 (apply for NIJ 2020 18372) Funding Number: NIJ 2020 18372 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| Reducing Human Trafficking Through Forensics in Central America (apply for INLEA INLCN 17 001) Funding Number: INLEA INLCN 17 001 Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $4,000,000 |
| 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (apply for BJS 2013 3660) Funding Number: BJS 2013 3660 Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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