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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.

Award details can also be found on the Office of Justice Programs website where you can view awards made by solicitation for fiscal year 2023 and previous years.

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Subtopic: Forensic sciences

Number of Awards: 3,193
Total Amount Awarded: $2,335,803,457

Funded Awards
FY Title Sort ascending Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2021 Vanderburgh County Cyber Crimes Task Force FY 2021 Smart Prosecution – Innovative Prosecution Solutions VANDERBURGH COUNTY AUDITOR IN 15PBJA-21-GG-03880-SMTP $339,986 Open
2009 Vancouver Safe Streets Safe Communities Anti-Gang Initiative BJA FY 09 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program: Comprehensive Data Driven Approaches to Preventing and Reducing Violent Crime City of Vancouver WA 2009-SC-B9-0139 $1,743,323 Closed
2018 Validation of Y-screening technique for the processing of sexual assault kits. FY 2018 Forensic DNA Laboratory Efficiency Improvement and Capacity Enhancement Program COUNTY OF ANOKA MN 2018-DN-BX-0200 $182,395 Closed
2010 Valdosta/Lowndes County Crime Lab Equipment Project BJA FY 10 Congressionally Selected City of Valdosta GA 2010-DD-BX-0620 $500,000 Closed
2016 Utilizing Overtime to Decrease the Latent Fingerprint Backlog FY 2016 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program Oregon State Police OR 2016-CD-BX-0048 $105,212 Closed
2018 Utilizing Overtime to Decrease the Controlled Substance Backlog FY 2018 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Oregon State Police OR 2018-CD-BX-0051 $271,960 Closed
2017 Utilize Overtime to Decrease the Controlled Substance Backlog FY 2017 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program – Formula Oregon State Police OR 2017-CD-BX-0050 $108,332 Closed
2020 Utah SAKI 2020: Create a Cold Case Unit and sustain the ongoing investigations and victim services FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH UT 2020-AK-BX-0028 $1,500,000 Open
2023 Utah Forensic Genetic Genealogy DNA Testing Initiative FY 2023 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY STATE UTAH UT 15PBJA-23-GG-00292-BRND $300,000 Open
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
2020 Using DNA Evidence and Forensic Genealogy to Solve Violent Crime Cold Cases in Hartford, Connecticut FY 2020 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE CT 2020-DN-BX-0163 $470,000 Open
2009 Using Best Practices from Other Countries to Enhance the Quality of U.S. Policing BJA FY 09 National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement: Liaison Initiative to Leverage Lessons Learned from Agencies Abroad RAND Corporation CA 2009-D2-BX-K007 $199,593 Closed
2021 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Training and Technical Assistance Program FY 2021 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Site Based and Training and Technical Assistance Program TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE PA 15PBJA-21-GK-03607-WRNG $450,000 Open
2022 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Training and Technical Assistance Program FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards - Courts, Communities and Strategic Partnerships TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE PA 15PBJA-21-GK-03607-WRNG $2,000,000 Open
2023 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Training and Technical Assistance Program FY 2023 Invited to Apply – Courts, Communities and Strategic Partnerships TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE PA 15PBJA-21-GK-03607-WRNG $2,999,942 Open
2022 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program FY 2022 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE CA 15PBJA-22-GG-03865-WRNG $499,890 Open
2022 Upgrading to Integrated LIMS/PMS to Improve Timeliness, Quality and Performance FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FL 15PBJA-22-GG-03621-COVE $499,700 Open
2014 Upgrade Forensic Extractor and Provide ID Service for Children, Teens, and Senior Citizens BJA FY 14 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local County of Catawba NC 2014-DJ-BX-0227 $15,702 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
2018 Update and Enhancement of Forensic Evidence Recovery Capabilities BJA FY 18 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation CHARLESTON, CITY OF SC 2018-DJ-BX-0766 $26,618 Closed
2020 University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law & Midwest Innocence Project Wrongful Conviction Review: Identifying, Remedying, and Preventing Convictions Based Upon Flawed Forensic Science FY 2020 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM MO 2020-DY-BX-0007 $307,861 Past Project Period End Date
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
2014 Universal Forensic Mobile Extraction Device Project BJA FY 14 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local City of Haltom City TX 2014-DJ-BX-0052 $10,980 Closed
2010 Uniting Science and Law on Behalf of Justice BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program The Innocence Project, Inc. NY 2010-FA-BX-0004 $200,000 Closed
2022 Union County Prosecuting Cold Cases Project FY 2022 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA UNION, COUNTY OF NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-03129-DNAX $500,000 Open