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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 Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2019 Requested grant funds would allow the Department to add a Forensic Scientist to the DNA Unit to process backlogged DNA cases and assist with increasing demands. FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) SCOTTSDALE, CITY OF AZ 2019-DN-BX-0128 $260,969 Closed
2019 FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program FY 2019 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) MESA, CITY OF AZ 2019-DN-BX-0062 $280,110 Closed
2019 Elimination of the Legacy Casework Backlog at the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (PCOME) FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive PIMA COUNTY AZ 2019-CD-BX-0063 $175,359 Closed
2019 FY 2019 Arizona Competitive Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARIZONA AZ 2019-CD-BX-0061 $98,988 Closed
2019 FY19 Arizona Paul Coverdell Grant Program FY 2019 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARIZONA AZ 2019-CD-BX-0025 $410,537 Closed
2017 Arizona Hair Microscopy Review & DNA Testing Program FY 2017 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, ARIZONA AZ 2017-DY-BX-0005 $509,193 Closed
2018 University of Arizona Postconviction Review and DNA Testing Program FY 2018 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AZ 2018-DY-BX-0002 $278,972 Closed
2020 FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program - Formula FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) PHOENIX, CITY OF AZ 2020-DN-BX-0135 $576,697 Past Project Period End Date
2020 FY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF TUCSON POLICE AZ 2020-DN-BX-0132 $252,900 Closed
2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARIZONA AZ 2020-CD-BX-0013 $392,583 Past Project Period End Date
2020 FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF MESA AZ 2020-DN-BX-0133 $250,025 Closed
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 Phoenix Police Department's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Competitive PHOENIX, CITY OF AZ 2020-CD-BX-0070 $74,413 Past Project Period End Date
2020 BJA FY20 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program - Arizona Department of Public Safety FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AZ 2020-DN-BX-0134 $754,606 Closed
2021 RISS - Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN) ROCKY MOUNTAIN INFORMATION NETWORK, INC AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-00350-RISS $5,412,981 Open
2021 Support for one full-time DNA scientist and overtime and training for additional DNA scientists to reduce the current DNA case backlog and build capacity for new case requests. CITY OF SCOTTSDALE AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-03085-DNAX $249,804 Open
2021 FY 2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-03082-DNAX $844,632 Past Project Period End Date
2021 FY 2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement Backlog Reduction grant for Phoenix Police Department PHOENIX, CITY OF AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-03081-DNAX $645,641 Open
2021 City of Mesa Forensics Services BJA FY 21 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program Grant Application CITY OF MESA AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-03083-DNAX $250,049 Past Project Period End Date
2021 COVERDELL FY 21 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARIZONA AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-02891-COVE $447,892 Open
2021 MCAO COLD CASE DNA FY 2021 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA MARICOPA, COUNTY OF AZ 15PBJA-21-GG-04359-DNAX $535,000 Open
2022 City of Mesa Forensic Services BJA FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program Grant Application FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF MESA AZ 15PBJA-22-GG-01595-DNAX $307,717 Open
2022 Continued support for full-time DNA scientist and additional entry level forensic to reduce the current DNA case backlog and build capacity for new case requests. FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF SCOTTSDALE AZ 15PBJA-22-GG-01598-DNAX $250,000 Open
2022 FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program-Tucson Police Department Crime Laboratory FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) CITY OF TUCSON AZ 15PBJA-22-GG-01597-DNAX $320,235 Open
2022 Phoenix Police FY2022 CEBR Program (Formula) FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) PHOENIX, CITY OF AZ 15PBJA-22-GG-01600-DNAX $794,589 Open