We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Forensic Science Training Delivery and Research Program (apply for NIJ 2011 2812) Funding Number: NIJ 2011 2812 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OVC FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (apply for O OVC 2023 171629) Funding Number: O OVC 2023 171629 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for O NIJ 2023 171606) Funding Number: O NIJ 2023 171606 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $12,000,000 |
| OVC FY25 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault (apply for O OVC 2025 172433) Funding Number: O OVC 2025 172433 Agency: Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- COMPETITIVE (apply for NIJ 2018 13740) Funding Number: NIJ 2018 13740 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,725,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2013 3361) Funding Number: NIJ 2013 3361 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| NIJ FY 2011 Social Science Research on Forensic Science (apply for NIJ 2011 2822) Funding Number: NIJ 2011 2822 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 17 DN 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 17 DN 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| NIJ FY 2010 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines (apply for NIJ 2010 2404) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2404 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY18 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2018 13600) Funding Number: NIJ 2018 13600 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $20,000,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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