We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| FY 2009/2010 Forensic Assistance Programs in EAP and WHA (apply for DRL 09 10 FORENSICS 060910) Funding Number: DRL 09 10 FORENSICS 060910 Agency: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2011 2806) Funding Number: NIJ 2011 2806 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 16 Using Telemedicine Technology to Enhance Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (apply for OVC 2016 9381) Funding Number: OVC 2016 9381 Agency: USDOJ-OJP-OVC Funding Amount: $1,200,000 |
| DRL FY 2020 Global Transitional Justice and Forensic Anthropology Programs (apply for SFOP0007464) Funding Number: SFOP0007464 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,300,000 |
| DRL Request Statement of Interest on Forensic Assistance to Address Legacies of Gross Human Rights Violations (apply for DRLA DRLAQM 16 029) Funding Number: DRLA DRLAQM 16 029 Agency: DOS Funding Amount: $450,000 |
| OJJDP FY 17 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2017 11030) Funding Number: OJJDP 2017 11030 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 10 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program (apply for NIJ 2010 2413) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2413 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| OVC FY 2019 Using Telehealth to Improve Care, Access and Quality of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (apply for OVC 2019 15646) Funding Number: OVC 2019 15646 Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $4,000,000 |
| ISO 17025/17020 Quality Control Accreditation of the Forensics Lab, Legal Medicine and Crime Scene Management Units of Costa Rica (apply for INL20CA0002 WHPCOSTARICA FORENSICS 10251) Funding Number: INL20CA0002 WHPCOSTARICA FORENSICS 10251 Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $520,000 |
| 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 2013 3362) Funding Number: NIJ 2013 3362 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 14 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2014 3744) Funding Number: NIJ 2014 3744 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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