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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: 3,210
Total Amount Awarded: $2,334,143,168

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2021 Nassau County Medical Examiner Division of Forensic Serves-Biology Section: 2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) COUNTY OF NASSAU NY 15PBJA-21-GG-03163-DNAX $304,592 Past Project Period End Date
2021 National Association of Medical Examiner Accreditation Implementation Support FY 2021 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program ST LUCIE, COUNTY OF FL 15PBJA-21-GG-02949-SLFO $113,227 Closed
2021 NORTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE 2021-23 NC Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Taskforce Development and Prosecution Enhancement Program FY 2021 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy NORTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE NC 15PBJA-21-GG-02815-INTE $400,000 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Oklahoma City Police Department DNA Backlog Reduction CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY OK 15PBJA-21-GG-03171-DNAX $286,628 Past Project Period End Date
2021 OPD Forensic Improvements Projects FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation ORLANDO, CITY OF FL 15PBJA-21-GG-01333-JAGX $178,252 Open
2021 Oregon Department of State Police's FY 21 DNA CEBR Grant Program STATE POLICE OREGON DEPARTMENT OR 15PBJA-21-GG-03173-DNAX $1,223,526 Open
2021 Oregon Department of State Police's FY 21 Paul Coverdell Grant Program STATE POLICE OREGON DEPARTMENT OR 15PBJA-21-GG-02917-COVE $296,966 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Orleans Parish Conviction Accuracy and Integrity Project- A Joint Project of the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office andInnocence Project New Orleans - FY 2021 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Site Based and Training and Technical Assistance Program ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY LA 15PBJA-21-GG-03610-WRNG $300,000 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Partners in Justice for Scientific Review FY 2021 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Site Based and Training and Technical Assistance Program INNOCENCE PROJECT OF FLORIDA, INC. FL 15PBJA-21-GG-03602-WRNG $300,000 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND MD 15PBJA-21-GG-02864-COVE $250,000 Open
2021 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND MD 15PBJA-21-GG-02918-COVE $365,477 Open
2021 Police Enhancements to Officer Safety, Equipment and Equipment-Forensic FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation TYLER, CITY OF TX 15PBJA-21-GG-01902-JAGX $33,182 Closed
2021 Postconviction DNA Testing FY21 CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PA 15PBJA-21-GG-02619-POST $291,640 Open
2021 Postconviction DNA Testing Program COUNTY OF COOK IL 15PBJA-21-GG-02620-POST $500,000 Open
2021 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CO 15PBJA-21-GG-02626-POST $573,316 Open
2021 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence in Orleans Parish ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY LA 15PBJA-21-GG-02629-POST $573,636 Open
2021 PR FY2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FORENSES PR 15PBJA-21-GG-03177-DNAX $635,846 Open
2021 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA FY 2021 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA CITY OF NEW YORK NY 15PBJA-21-GG-04370-DNAX $535,000 Open
2021 Prosecution of Cold Cases using DNA in the City of Buffalo and Erie County FY 2021 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA ERIE, COUNTY OF NY 15PBJA-21-GG-04367-DNAX $45,000 Declined
2021 PUERTO RICO 2021 PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FORENSES PR 15PBJA-21-GG-02928-COVE $296,966 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Puerto Rico Project Safe Neighborhood Project FY 2021 Project Safe Neighborhoods ADMINISTRATION DE VIVIENDA PUBLICA PR 15PBJA-21-GG-03059-GUNP $151,223 Open
2021 Purchase of Equipment, Software, and Service Contracts to Reduce DNA Backlog in York County, SC COUNTY OF YORK SC 15PBJA-21-GG-03179-DNAX $250,004 Past Project Period End Date
2021 Purchasing hard drive server storage space for the forensic services unit to store electronic evidence FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation LOUDOUN COUNTY VA 15PBJA-21-GG-01932-JAGX $48,529 Closed
2021 RCEMS improvement tracking and analysis of opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse related fatalities within Rutherford County, a densely populated and fast growing county in Middle TN. FY 2021 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program RUTHERFORD, COUNTY OF TN 15PBJA-21-GG-04563-COAP $471,807 Open
2021 Reducing Backlog of Biology Cases at UCPO Forensic Laboratory UNION, COUNTY OF NJ 15PBJA-21-GG-03151-DNAX $876,280 Closed