We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
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| 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 FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for O NIJ 2024 171962) Funding Number: O NIJ 2024 171962 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $13,500,000 |
| Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA and Other Forensic Technologies, FY 2019 (apply for NIJ 2019 15627) Funding Number: NIJ 2019 15627 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| ISO 17025/17020 Quality Control Accreditation of the Forensics Lab, Legal Medicine and Crime Scene Management Units of Costa Rica (apply for INL20CA0002 WHPCOSTARICA FORENSICS 10251) Funding Number: INL20CA0002 WHPCOSTARICA FORENSICS 10251 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $520,000 |
| BJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Formula (apply for O BJA 2024 172104) Funding Number: O BJA 2024 172104 Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,315,851 |
| NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program (apply for O NIJ 2022 171433) Funding Number: O NIJ 2022 171433 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,140,601 |
| NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply – Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program (apply for O NIJ 2024 172241) Funding Number: O NIJ 2024 172241 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,558,108 |
| OVC FY 2019 Using Telehealth to Improve Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (apply for OVC 2019 15646) Funding Number: OVC 2019 15646 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $4,000,000 |
| Department of Defense Forensic Research and Development Program (apply for W911NF 12 R 0001) Funding Number: W911NF 12 R 0001 Agency: Dept of the Army Materiel Command Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| NIJ FY 13 Social Science Research on Forensic Science (apply for NIJ 2013 3464) Funding Number: NIJ 2013 3464 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2013 3362) Funding Number: NIJ 2013 3362 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| NIJ FY 2010 Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (apply for NIJ 2010 2403) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2403 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Forensic Science Technology Center of Excellence (apply for NIJ 2011 2807) Funding Number: NIJ 2011 2807 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2012 3098) Funding Number: NIJ 2012 3098 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (apply for O NIJ 2022 171432) Funding Number: O NIJ 2022 171432 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $4,300,000 |
| BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula (apply for O BJA 2022 171343) Funding Number: O BJA 2022 171343 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,282,453 |
| NIJ Social Science Research in Forensic Science (apply for NIJ 2010 2439) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2439 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for WD NFE 22 001) Funding Number: WD NFE 22 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| NIJ FY 10 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program (apply for NIJ 2010 2402) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2402 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| DRL FY 2020 Global Transitional Justice and Forensic Anthropology Programs (apply for SFOP0007464) Funding Number: SFOP0007464 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,300,000 |
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