Forensic Science
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Forensic Science - Grants and Funding

This section contains links to Federal funding opportunities.

Federal Register
The Federal Register is a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration which offers access to a wide range of Federal benefits and funding opportunities.

Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has combined the Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement and Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction programs into the Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program. The goal of this program is to assist eligible States and units of local government to reduce DNA case turnaround time, increase the throughput of their DNA laboratories, and reduce DNA forensic casework backlogs.

Grant Funding for Crime Laboratories and Researchers
This Federal program makes funding available to reduce convicted offender and forensic evidence backlogs, solve cold cases using DNA, and to perform research and development.

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Programs
JAG grants, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), support a comprehensive range of projects to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on drug-related crime, violent crime, and serious offenders.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
NIJ funds the DNA typing of convicted offenders and the investigation of unsolved cases by DNA typing of unexamined evidence. The focus of the solicitations varies from year to year based on research priorities and available funding.

National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSI funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.

Solving Cold Cases with DNA
In fiscal years 2005, 2007, and 2008, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported law enforcement agencies' efforts to search, evaluate, select and conduct DNA analysis on violent crime "cold cases" (i.e., old, unsolved cases) that have the potential to be solved through DNA testing.

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