We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
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| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 09 Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program (apply for NIJ 2009 1942) Funding Number: NIJ 2009 1942 Agency: National Institute of Justice 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula (apply for O BJA 2022 171343) Funding Number: O BJA 2022 171343 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,282,453 |
| NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines (apply for NIJ 2009 2229) Funding Number: NIJ 2009 2229 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 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 |
| Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes (apply for NIJ 2011 2805) Funding Number: NIJ 2011 2805 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| Request for Information on Barriers to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in applying for Nuclear Forensics Research Awards (NFRAs) (apply for RFI DHS 23 CWMD 130 001) Funding Number: RFI DHS 23 CWMD 130 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Continuation Application (apply for DHS 13 DN 130 NF NC001) Funding Number: DHS 13 DN 130 NF NC001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division Funding Amount: $2,450,000 |
| BJA FY 22 Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (apply for O BJA 2022 171336) Funding Number: O BJA 2022 171336 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $2,800,000 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (apply for BJS 2013 3660) Funding Number: BJS 2013 3660 Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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