We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| Request for Application (RFA) NIST Forensic Science Center of Excellence (apply for 2020 NIST FS COE 01) Funding Number: 2020 NIST FS COE 01 Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply - Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) (apply for O NIJ 2024 172240) Funding Number: O NIJ 2024 172240 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $2,600,000 |
| OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program (apply for O OVW 2025 172371) Funding Number: O OVW 2025 172371 Agency: Office on Violence Against Women Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| 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 |
| OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Research Initiative (apply for O OVW 2025 172292) Funding Number: O OVW 2025 172292 Agency: Office on Violence Against Women Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2012 3097) Funding Number: NIJ 2012 3097 Agency: National Institute of Justice 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 |
| 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 |
| Building Forensic Accounting Capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (apply for INL18GR0055 BOSNIA FORENSIC 06062018) Funding Number: INL18GR0055 BOSNIA FORENSIC 06062018 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $600,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OVW FY 2020 Sexual Assault Forensic-Medical and Advocacy Services for Tribes (FAST) Initiative (apply for OVW 2020 17592) Funding Number: OVW 2020 17592 Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| BJA FY 21 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive (apply for O BJA 2021 09003) Funding Number: O BJA 2021 09003 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| 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 |
| Building Wildlife Forensics Legal Capacity within Indonesia (apply for F17AS00226) Funding Number: F17AS00226 Agency: Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Funding Amount: $39,848 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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