We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (apply for NIJ 2016 9087) Funding Number: NIJ 2016 9087 Agency: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Funding Amount: $5,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OJJDP FY 19 Internet Crimes Against Children: Enhancing Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2019 14930) Funding Number: OJJDP 2019 14930 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Rule of Law Assistance in Democratic Republic of Congo - Strengthening Forensic Medicine, Law Enforcement, and Legal Capacity (apply for INL 16 GR 0062 AMEDRCONGO ROL 08082016) Funding Number: INL 16 GR 0062 AMEDRCONGO ROL 08082016 Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency (DFBA) BAA for Basic, Applied (apply for W911NF 13 R 0006) Funding Number: W911NF 13 R 0006 Agency: Dept of the Army Materiel Command Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DNN R&D UNIVERSITY PROGRAM: CONSORTIUM FOR NUCLEAR FORENSICS (apply for DE FOA 0002781) Funding Number: DE FOA 0002781 Agency: Department of Energy, NNSA Funding Amount: $25,000,000 |
| OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Technical Assistance (apply for O OVC 2023 171843) Funding Number: O OVC 2023 171843 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $3,000,000 |
| BJA FY 21 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (formula) (apply for O BJA 2021 09004) Funding Number: O BJA 2021 09004 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,329,519 |
| NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in the Forensic Analysis of Trace Evidence (apply for NIJ 2009 1944) Funding Number: NIJ 2009 1944 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021 (apply for O NIJ 2021 97001) Funding Number: O NIJ 2021 97001 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $4,500,000 |
| Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, FY 2019 (apply for NIJ 2019 15387) Funding Number: NIJ 2019 15387 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $20,000,000 |
| 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 |
| HBCU National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (apply for WD NFE 22 002) Funding Number: WD NFE 22 002 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| NIJ FY18 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program (apply for NIJ 2018 13800) Funding Number: NIJ 2018 13800 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $9,000,000 |
| NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (apply for O NIJ 2023 171859) Funding Number: O NIJ 2023 171859 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $2,500,000 |
| Standards Development Organization Grants for Forensic Science Standards (SDO GFSS) (apply for 2023 NIST SDO 01) Funding Number: 2023 NIST SDO 01 Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| DRL Transitional Justice and Forensic Anthropology in Colombia (apply for SFOP0009007) Funding Number: SFOP0009007 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,283,590 |
| Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE, FY 2019 (apply for NIJ 2019 15504) Funding Number: NIJ 2019 15504 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| 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 FY09 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement (apply for NIJ 2009 2005) Funding Number: NIJ 2009 2005 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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