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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
2019 UMASS Medical School Drugs of Abuse Laboratory Timeliness Improvement Project FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT MA 2019-CD-BX-0059 $206,583 Closed
2019 Update and Enhancement to Digital Evidence/Examination Capabilities FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive CHARLESTON, CITY OF SC 2019-CD-BX-0069 $96,380 Closed
2019 Using Emerging Forensic Science Technology to Improve Tracking of Opioid Deaths FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive BROWARD, COUNTY OF FL 2019-CD-BX-0060 $167,887 Closed
2019 Virgin Islands Department of Justice 2019 Forensics Enhance Project FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS VI 2019-CD-BX-0048 $272,275 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Virginia DFS CEBR Project 2019 FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2019-DN-BX-0044 $1,656,427 Closed
2019 Washington State Lawfully Owed DNA Project BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE WA 2019-AK-BX-0030 $1,000,000 Open
2019 Washington State Patrol Forensic DNA Initiative FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WA 2019-DN-BX-0111 $1,857,667 Closed
2019 Washington State Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE WA 2019-AK-BX-0006 $1,500,000 Open
2019 WSP FY2019 Paul Coverdell Formula Project FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WA 2019-CD-BX-0033 $431,371 Closed
2018 2018 Coverdell Program FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula State of Texas TX 2018-CD-BX-0013 $1,678,735 Closed
2018 2018 Georgia Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL GA 2018-CD-BX-0047 $618,562 Closed
2018 2018 North Carolina Sexual Assault Kit Initiative BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPT OF JUSTICE NC 2018-AK-BX-0003 $2,000,000 Closed
2018 2018 Oklahoma Forensic Science Improvement Grant - Formula FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Oklahoma District Attorneys Council OK 2018-CD-BX-0003 $233,138 Closed
2018 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Florida Department of Law Enforcement FL 2018-CD-BX-0017 $1,244,577 Open
2018 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Program for Louisiana FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement LA 2018-CD-BX-0038 $277,826 Open
2018 2018 Postconviction DNA Testing Program FY 2018 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NC 2018-DY-BX-0009 $531,894 Closed
2018 2018 SAKI Project: City of Duluth BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) CITY OF DULUTH MN 2018-AK-BX-0002 $1,000,000 Closed
2018 2018 State of North Carolina Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Application FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula North Carolina Department of Public Safety NC 2018-CD-BX-0025 $609,312 Open
2018 Achieving NAME Accreditation in Cobb County, GA: Improving the Quality of Forensic Investigations FY 2018 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program Cobb County Government GA 2018-DU-BX-0155 $206,164 Open
2018 Advancing Cuyahoga County''s Approach to Unsubmitted SAKs FY18 BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) CUYAHOGA, COUNTY OF OH 2018-AK-BX-0001 $2,000,000 Closed
2018 Akron (OH) Police Department FY18 BJA SAKI Proposal: Delayed Justice Victim Empowerment Program BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) AKRON, CITY OF OH 2018-AK-BX-0010 $991,582 Closed
2018 Alabama Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Alabama Department of Economic And Community Affairs AL 2018-CD-BX-0020 $289,119 Open
2018 BJA FY18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) CITY OF CHARLOTTE NC 2018-AK-BX-0011 $452,637 Closed
2018 BJA FY18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) BJA FY 18 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF OR 2018-AK-BX-0032 $974,066 Open
2018 Broward County Forensic Pathology Fellowship FY 2018 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program BROWARD, COUNTY OF FL 2018-DU-BX-0149 $100,000 Closed