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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 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
2020 Washington State Lawfully Owed DNA Project FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE WA 2020-AK-BX-0034 $670,000 Open
2022 WASHINGTON POSTCONVICTION DNA INITIATIVE FY 2022 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WA 15PBJA-22-GG-01412-POST $550,000 Open
2016 Washington County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Unit Accreditation Project Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation County of Washington OR 2016-DJ-BX-0708 $39,976 Open
2009 Walker County / City of Huntsville Recovery Act JAG BJA FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Local Solicitation Walker County TX 2009-SB-B9-3085 $102,492 Closed
2008 Volunteer Program and Infrastructure Improvement Project Congressionally Mandated Award The Womens Center of Tarrant County Inc TX 2008-DD-BX-0433 $223,587 Closed
2020 Virginina DFS Backlog Reduction Program FY 2020 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 2020-DN-BX-0003 $1,588,369 Closed
2023 Virginia FY2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant Program FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES VIRGINIA VA 15PBJA-23-GG-00984-COVE $557,182 Open
2016 Virginia DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction 2016 FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2016-DN-BX-0054 $1,382,996 Closed
2022 Virginia DFS FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Project FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PBJA-22-GG-01587-DNAX $1,890,845 Open
2017 Virginia DFS FY 2017 Backlog Reduction Program FY 2017 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) Virginia Department of Forensic Science VA 2017-DN-BX-0117 $1,376,805 Open
2023 Virginia DFS DNA CEBR Project 2023 FY 2023 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PBJA-23-GG-01374-DNAX $1,856,364 Open
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
2021 Virginia DFS Backlog Reduction Program FY2021 VA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE VA 15PBJA-21-GG-03195-DNAX $1,743,265 Past Project Period End Date
2015 Virginia Beach City FY15 JAG Project BJA FY 15 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation City of Virginia Beach VA 2015-DJ-BX-0536 $95,475 Closed
2017 Virgin Islands Medical Examiner Office-Forensic Enhancement Project. FY 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Virgin Islands Department of Justice VI 2017-CD-BX-0037 $108,332 Closed
2018 Virgin Islands Department of Justice FY 2018 Forensic Improvement project FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS VI 2018-CD-BX-0039 $271,960 Past Project Period End Date
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
2020 Virgin Islands 2021 Paul Coverdell Medical Examiner Forensics Improvement Project. FY 2020 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS VI 2020-CD-BX-0043 $264,698 Open
2009 Violent Crimes and Firearms Task Force BJA FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program: Comprehensive Data Driven Approaches to Preventing and Reducing Violent Crime Allegheny County PA 2009-SC-B9-0117 $660,000 Closed
2009 Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative BJA FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program: Comprehensive Data Driven Approaches to Preventing and Reducing Violent Crime City of Boston MA 2009-SC-B9-0069 $602,290 Closed
2017 Vermont Coverdell Formula 17 FY 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Vermont Department of Public Safety VT 2017-CD-BX-0035 $108,332 Closed
2008 Ventura County Sheriff's Forensic Sciences Laboratory Congressionally Mandated Award County of Ventura CA 2008-DD-BX-0160 $178,870 Closed
2022 Ventura County Cold Case and Sexual Assault Investigation FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program COUNTY OF VENTURA CA 15PBJA-22-GG-00172-BRND $950,000 Open
2023 Ventura County Cold Case and Sexual Assault Investigation FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative COUNTY OF VENTURA CA 15PBJA-23-GG-02298-SAKI $2,500,000 Open