We have tracked over 135 funding programs and $334,416,142 allocated for Forensic Services.
| Recent Funding Opportunity |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| MSI National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award (apply for DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA MSI) Funding Number: DHS 22 DN 130 NFRA MSI Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Funding Amount: $1,395,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BJA FY 21 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (apply for O BJA 2021 04001) Funding Number: O BJA 2021 04001 Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Amount: $960,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NIJ FY 2010 Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations (apply for NIJ 2010 2420) Funding Number: NIJ 2010 2420 Agency: National Institute of Justice Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Forensic Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds Associated with Microelectronics (apply for CRANBAA18 002) Funding Number: CRANBAA18 002 Agency: Department of Defense, NSWC - CRANE Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Forensic Assistance Programs in AF, EAP, and SCA (apply for DRL 08 FORENSIC 051509) Funding Number: DRL 08 FORENSIC 051509 Agency: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Funding Amount: $1,500,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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