We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
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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 |
| Sri Lanka Forensic Lab Capacity Assessment and Training (apply for INL19GR0053 SRILANKA FORENSICLAB 060619) Funding Number: INL19GR0053 SRILANKA FORENSICLAB 060619 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 2019 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (apply for BJS 2018 14146) Funding Number: BJS 2018 14146 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics 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 |
| OJJDP FY 18 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2018 13545) Funding Number: OJJDP 2018 13545 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| 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 2010 Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications (apply for NIJ 2010 2421) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2421 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 (apply for NIJ 2020 17294) Funding Number: NIJ 2020 17294 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $20,000,000 |
| 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 |
| BJA FY 19 Student Computer and Digital Forensics Educational Opportunities Program (apply for BJA 2019 16290) Funding Number: BJA 2019 16290 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Wildlife DNA Forensics and Seizure Training (apply for INLEA INLTC 17 006) Funding Number: INLEA INLTC 17 006 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Forensic Assistance Programs in AF, EAP, and SCA (apply for DRL 08 FORENSIC 051509) Funding Number: DRL 08 FORENSIC 051509 Agency: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| 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 |
| BJA FY 20 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (apply for BJA 2020 18433) Funding Number: BJA 2020 18433 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| NIJ FY 15 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2015 3985) Funding Number: NIJ 2015 3985 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $15,000,000 |
| Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (apply for NIJ 2016 9088) Funding Number: NIJ 2016 9088 Agency: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Funding Amount: $5,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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