We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| Forensic Science Center of Excellence Program (apply for 2014 NIST FS COE 01) Funding Number: 2014 NIST FS COE 01 Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 |
| 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 |
| OVC FY 12 Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examination Telemedicine Center An Innovative Pilot Project (apply for OVC 2012 3232) Funding Number: OVC 2012 3232 Agency: Office for Victims of Crime Funding Amount: $3,500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HBCU National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (apply for DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA HBCU) Funding Number: DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA HBCU Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Fiscal Year 2024 Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA) (apply for DHS 24 CWMD 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 24 CWMD 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $900,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 FY17 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program (apply for NIJ 2017 11581) Funding Number: NIJ 2017 11581 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $4,800,000 |
| 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 |
| National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for WD NFE 22 001) Funding Number: WD NFE 22 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Nuclear Forensics Research Award (NFRA) (apply for DHS 23 CWMD 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 23 CWMD 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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