We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
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| National Center on Forensics, Fiscal Year 2020 (apply for NIJ 2020 18372) Funding Number: NIJ 2020 18372 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $2,000,000 |
| OJJDP FY 20 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans (apply for OJJDP 2020 16830) Funding Number: OJJDP 2020 16830 Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 16 DN 130 NFRA 001) Funding Number: DHS 16 DN 130 NFRA 001 Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Domestic Violence Prevention Program: Forensic Healthcare Services (apply for HHS 2022 IHS FHC 0001) Funding Number: HHS 2022 IHS FHC 0001 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive (apply for O BJA 2022 171341) Funding Number: O BJA 2022 171341 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Funding to Support the Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program (apply for O NIJ 2023 171873) Funding Number: O NIJ 2023 171873 Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: $266,406 |
| DNN R&D UNIVERSITY PROGRAM: CONSORTIUM FOR NUCLEAR FORENSICS (apply for DE FOA 0002781) Funding Number: DE FOA 0002781 Agency: Department of Energy, NNSA Funding Amount: $25,000,000 |
| 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 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 |
| Rule of Law Assistance in Democratic Republic of Congo - Strengthening Forensic Medicine, Law Enforcement, and Legal Capacity (apply for INL 16 GR 0062 AMEDRCONGO ROL 08082016) Funding Number: INL 16 GR 0062 AMEDRCONGO ROL 08082016 Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program (apply for O BJA 2025 172472) Funding Number: O BJA 2025 172472 Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FY 2023 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (apply for O BJS 2023 171668) Funding Number: O BJS 2023 171668 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding Amount: $600,000 |
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