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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
2020 Continued Education and Professional Development for the Employees of the Colorado Springs Metro Crime Laboratory FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive COLORADO SPRINGS CITY GOVERNMENT CO 2020-CD-BX-0057 $65,910 Closed
2020 Coverdell 2020 Vermont FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VT 2020-CD-BX-0035 $264,698 Closed
2020 Coverdell Forensic Science - Iowa FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF IOWA IA 2020-CD-BX-0010 $264,698 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2020 Coverdell Forensic Science - Iowa FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula PUBLIC SAFETY, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF IA 2020-CD-BX-0010 $264,698 Closed
2020 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND MD 2020-CD-BX-0045 $326,078 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Crime Gun Intelligence Center Expansion FY 2020 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative TOLEDO, CITY OF OH 2020-DG-BX-0007 $687,182 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2020 Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory Equipment Project FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive CUYAHOGA, COUNTY OF OH 2020-CD-BX-0064 $188,000 Closed
2020 Dallas County Conviction Integrity Unit – Post Conviction Testing of DNA Evidence FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS TX 2020-DY-BX-0010 $492,895 Closed
2020 DC OCME Forensic Pathology Fellowship FY 2020 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GOVERNMENT OF DC 2020-DQ-BX-0035 $125,000 Closed
2020 Delivering Justice: A Cost-Effective Method for Reducing Incarceration through Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK NY 2020-DY-BX-0001 $499,981 Closed
2020 DNA 20 Vermont FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VT 2020-DN-BX-0015 $315,913 Closed
2020 DNA Backlog FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) ATTORNEY GENERAL WYOMING WY 2020-DN-BX-0001 $344,145 Closed
2020 DNA Backlog Reduction FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, CITY OF MO 2020-DN-BX-0089 $492,930 Closed
2020 DNA Backlog Reduction Program FFY2020 FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF KANSAS KS 2020-DN-BX-0120 $366,187 Closed
2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement & Backlog Reduction - St. Charles County FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) SAINT CHARLES, COUNTY OF MO 2020-DN-BX-0056 $75,000 Closed
2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program, FY 2020 FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RI 2020-DN-BX-0097 $380,095 Closed
2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction for STPCO FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) ST. TAMMANY PARISH CORONER'S OFFICE LA 2020-DN-BX-0115 $200,000 Past Project Period End Date
2020 DNA Forensic Scientist FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF SCOTTSDALE AZ 2020-DN-BX-0136 $250,025 Closed
2020 Douglas County (NE) Forensic Services Laboratory Improvement Program FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive DOUGLAS COUNTY NEBRASKA NE 2020-CD-BX-0074 $245,516 Past Project Period End Date
2020 DPD FY20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER CO 2020-DN-BX-0159 $470,000 Open
2020 Durham's 2020 SAKI Grant FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) CITY OF DURHAM NC 2020-AK-BX-0041 $518,667 Open
2020 Enhance DNA at Georgia Bureau of Investigation -Division of Forensic Sciences FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION GA 2020-DN-BX-0045 $1,981,423 Past Project Period End Date
2020 Enhancement of Professional Standards for Forensic Analysis and Death Investigations in Washington State FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WA 2020-CD-BX-0044 $410,715 Closed
2020 FFY 2020 State of Tennessee Forensic Science Improvement Program FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TN 2020-CD-BX-0036 $368,337 Closed
2020 FFY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT MA 2020-DN-BX-0122 $989,939 Closed