We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| NIJ FY 2010 Forensic DNA Research and Development (apply for NIJ 2010 2401) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2401 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| FY 2023 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (apply for O BJS 2023 171668) Funding Number: O BJS 2023 171668 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding Amount: $600,000 |
| OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (apply for O OVC 2024 172171) Funding Number: O OVC 2024 172171 Agency: Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 FY18 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR) (apply for NIJ 2018 13742) Funding Number: NIJ 2018 13742 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $5,500,000 |
| 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 |
| Domestic Violence Prevention Program: Forensic Healthcare Services (apply for HHS 2022 IHS FHC 0001) Funding Number: HHS 2022 IHS FHC 0001 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| 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 Analysis of Microelectronics (apply for CRANBAA17 002) Funding Number: CRANBAA17 002 Agency: Department of Defense, NSWC - CRANE Funding Amount: $40,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Myanmar and Thailand Law Enforcement Forensic Capacity Assessment and Training (apply for SFOP0004951) Funding Number: SFOP0004951 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 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 |
| BJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive (apply for O BJA 2023 171700) Funding Number: O BJA 2023 171700 Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 10 Development, Delivery, and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic Training Programs (apply for NIJ 2010 2408) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2408 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 16 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2016 4305) Funding Number: NIJ 2016 4305 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $15,000,000 |
| NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program (apply for O NIJ 2023 171847) Funding Number: O NIJ 2023 171847 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $738,402 |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (apply for 2012 NF 130 00001) Funding Number: 2012 NF 130 00001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division Funding Amount: $2,500,000 |
| Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 16 DN 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 16 DN 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021 (apply for O NIJ 2021 95001) Funding Number: O NIJ 2021 95001 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $9,400,000 |
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