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Access information below about previously awarded funding through Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) programs. Use the search filters to find award details for specific programs, years, awardee locations, and more.

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Subtopic: Forensic sciences

Number of Awards: 3,193
Total Amount Awarded: $2,335,803,457

Funded Awards
FY Title Sort ascending Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2020 To create a Major Crimes Unit Initiative to address violent Crimes. See attachment FY 2020 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative MYRTLE BEACH, CITY OF SC 2020-DG-BX-0014 $700,000 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2014 TN's FFY 2014 DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2014 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Tennessee Bureau of Investigations TN 2014-DN-BX-0057 $2,419,898 Closed
2019 This project will track and research sexual assault kits in South Dakota. BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) BEADLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SD 2019-AK-BX-0033 $498,332 Open
2019 This project will provide forensic equipment for use by the city police department. BJA FY 19 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation NORTHGLENN, CITY OF CO 2019-DJ-BX-0308 $12,272 Closed
2023 There are three local laboratories who have multiple projects to improve forensic science FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY NV 15PBJA-23-GG-00971-COVE $312,708 Open
2019 The Wayne County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force Initiative: Investigation & Prosecution BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) COUNTY OF WAYNE CHARTER MI 2019-AK-BX-0011 $1,000,000 Past Project Period End Date
2023 The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI)-FY2023 BJA National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program Proposal FY 2023 The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 15PBJA-23-GK-02257-SAKI $4,000,000 Open
2022 The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) - FY 2022 BJA Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program Proposal FY 2022 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH TX 15PBJA-22-GG-04905-MISP $996,042 Open
2009 The Strengthening Community Supervision in Florida Program BJA FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program: Comprehensive Data Driven Approaches to Preventing and Reducing Violent Crime State of Florida FL 2009-SC-B9-0072 $3,448,782 Closed
2022 The State of North Carolina Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY NC 15PBJA-22-GG-01995-COVE $643,886 Open
2021 The State of Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner PA1-Forensic Pathology Fellowship, state fiscal year 2022-2023 and state fiscal year 2023-2024.. FY 2021 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE CT 15PBJA-21-GG-02943-SLFO $300,000 Open
2007 The State and Local Prosecutor's National Training Program BJA FY 07 State and Local Prosecutors National Training Program National District Attorneys Association VA 2007-DD-BX-K042 $2,000,000 Closed
2021 The Sioux City Police Department plans to utilize grant funds to purchase equipment to upgrade their mobile forensics lab. Woodbury County plans to upgrade one of their facilities. FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation CITY OF SIOUX CITY IA 15PBJA-21-GG-01438-JAGX $48,192 Closed
2010 The Reinvestigation Project of the Office of the Appellate Defender BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program First Department Assigned Counsel Corp d/b/a OAD NY 2010-FA-BX-0001 $295,559 Closed
2012 The Reinvestigation Project of the Office of the Appellate Defender BJA FY 12 Wrongful Conviction Review Program: Representation of Wrongfully Convicted Defendants in Post-Conviction Claims of Innocence First Department Assigned Counsel Corp d/b/a OAD NY 2012-FA-BX-0003 $199,851 Closed
2016 The Reinvestigation Project of Office of the Appellate Defender Wrongful Conviction Review Program First Department Assigned Counsel Corp d/b/a Office of the Appellate Defender NY 2016-FA-BX-0007 $217,294 Closed
2015 The Prince George's County Public Safety Initiative BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation Prince Georges County Government MD 2015-DJ-BX-0446 $309,180 Open
2016 The Philadelphia Police Department, Office of Forensic Science, Criminalistics Unit DNA Backlog Reduction FY16 Program. FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program City of Philadelphia PA 2016-DN-BX-0098 $824,458 Closed
2023 The Office of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative to support investigation and prosecution of cold case sexual assaults and sexually-motivated homicides. FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VIRGINIA VA 15PBJA-23-GG-02296-SAKI $1,500,000 Open
2023 The Ocean County Cold Case and Sexual Assault Initiative FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative COUNTY OF OCEAN NJ 15PBJA-23-GG-02306-SAKI $500,000 Open
2023 The Niagara County Forensic Lab continues to experience a backlog and is in need of an updated LIMS system, barcode scanners & training in order to reduce the backlog & increase efficiency/accuracy FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive COUNTY OF NIAGARA NY 15PBJA-23-GG-02697-COVE $500,000 Open
2023 The New Mexico Department of Public Safety FY23 Paul Coverdell - Formula Application FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF NM 15PBJA-23-GG-00970-COVE $312,708 Open
2023 The New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Project FY 2023 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF NM 15PBJA-23-GG-01325-DNAX $435,462 Open
2022 The New Mexico Department of Public Safety BJA FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula. FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF NM 15PBJA-22-GG-02005-COVE $293,954 Open
2010 The New England Innocence Project BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program The New England Innocence Project MA 2010-FA-BX-0006 $253,540 Closed