Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program
CFDA 16.044 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$19.9M
Awards
30
Recipients
24
States
15
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.3M | 18 | |
| 2025 | $1.8M | 8 | -89.2% |
| 2026 | $1.8M | 4 | +4.2% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 30 Awards under CFDA 16.044
Largest individual obligations for Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_15PNIJ21GK02192MUMU_015 THE FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (FTCOE) SUPPORTS THE FORENSIC SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (NIJ) THROUGH EFFORTS TO T… | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC-04 | 2024 | $5,700,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GK01556JAGT_015 THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) SUPPORTS STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS WITH MEETING THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISION OF FORENSIC SERVICES THROUGH SEVERAL FORENS… | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC-04 | 2024 | $5,000,000 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03841SLFO_015 THE INVESTIGATORS PROPOSE THE RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED THE IMPACT OF PROCESSING AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES ON THE INTEGRITY OF FORENSICALLY RELEVANT BIOMOLECULES IN BONES FOR HUMAN ID… | SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | HUNTSVILLE, TX-17 | 2024 | $823,669 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG00830SLFO_015 HEADQUARTERED IN RALEIGH, THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (SBI) IS THE LEAD CRIMINAL AGENCY IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE AGENCYS MISSION, AS DEFINED BY GENERAL STATUTE 143B-915, IS TO… | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $714,232 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03843SLFO_015 PI RICHARD GREEN IN THE BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF UC SANTA CRUZ PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A LAB PROCEDURE AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN AGE ESTIMATION OF AN INDIVIDU… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SANTA CRUZ, CA-19 | 2024 | $640,358 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ23GG04218SLFO_015 THE U.S. GUN EPIDEMIC REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE REACTION FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO MANAGE WORKLOADS AND ADAPT OPERATIONS. THUS, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES FOR ACCURATE RECONSTRUCTI… | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION West Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MORGANTOWN, WV-02 | 2026 | $564,733 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03851SLFO_015 THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AIMS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL GAPS IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATION OF COLOR TESTS USED IN THE FIELD BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IN FORENSIC LABORATORIES. THE STUDY… | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC-04 | 2024 | $499,902 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ22GG03566SLFO_015 TITLE:SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN FORENSIC CASEWORK USING PROTEOMICS
THIS PROPOSAL DEVELOPS AND ASSESSES TOOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO IDENTIFY SPECIES FROM THE HAIRS OF PROCESSED F… | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DAVIS, CA-04 | 2026 | $498,963 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ23GG04215SLFO_015 IN CASES OF CRIMINAL DISMEMBERMENT, FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTS ARE TASKED WITH PROVIDING MEDICOLEGAL AGENCIES WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISMEMBERMENT METHODS AND TOOL(S) U… | DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER Iowa | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WEST DES MOINES, IA-03 | 2024 | $495,637 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03842SLFO_015 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF MINION AND MISEQ SEQUENCING PLATFORMS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN HAND MICROBIAL PROFILES AS A POT… | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MIAMI, FL-26 | 2024 | $487,790 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03854SLFO_015 DNA QUANTIFICATION IS A VITAL AND REQUIRED STEP FOR PROCESSING FORENSIC BIOLOGY EVIDENCE. WHILE NEARLY ALL FORENSIC LABORATORIES QUANTIFY NUCLEAR AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA USING QUANT… | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $422,235 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ23GG04210SLFO_015 COLOR TESTING CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED AS THE MOST COMMON SEIZED DRUG SCREENING METHOD BECAUSE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF LOW COST, RAPID RESULTS, AND SIMPLE VISUAL INTERPRETATION. HOWE… | RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC-04 | 2026 | $392,196 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ22GG03571SLFO_015 GLASS AND TAPE ARE AMONG THE TRACE MATERIALS MOST SUBMITTED TO FORENSIC LABORATORIES, AS THEIR PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATION CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION IN FORENSIC INVES… | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION West Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MORGANTOWN, WV-02 | 2025 | $388,814 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ22GG04437RESS_015 ACCORDING TO THE 2021 WORLD DRUG REPORT CANNABIS CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED DRUGS WORLDWIDE. UNODC ESTIMATES THAT ALMOST 4% OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION AGED 1564 YEA… | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RICHMOND, VA-04 | 2025 | $387,552 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ23GG01424MUMU_015 HELIUM, AN INERT NONRENEWABLE GAS, HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN EMPLOYED BY FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES AS A CARRIER GAS FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHODS. A GLOBAL HELIUM CRISIS HAS SIGN… | COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RICHMOND, VA-04 | 2026 | $371,593 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03644SLFO_015 THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF BOARD-CERTIFIED FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS (FP).IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 500 ADDITIONAL ONES ARE CURRENTLY NEEDED. THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF CHIEF ME… | CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE Connecticut | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FARMINGTON, CT-05 | 2024 | $325,502 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ22GG03560SLFO_015 THE BASIS OF INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION IN MODERN FORENSICS IS DNA TYPING OF SHORT TANDEM REPEATS (STRS). THIS TECHNIQUE HAS BROUGHT A STANDARDIZED, QUANTITATIVE METHOD WITH STRONG… | NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW YORK, NY-12 | 2025 | $297,292 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ24GG03852SLFO_015 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT LACK OF STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS FOR COCAINE HAIR TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE SPECIFIC GOALS ARE THREE-FOL… | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW YORK, NY-12 | 2024 | $185,870 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03651SLFO_015 THERE IS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF BOARD-CERTIFIED FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES.FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS ARE PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SPECIALTY TRA… | MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Wisconsin | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MILWAUKEE, WI-04 | 2024 | $175,502 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03648SLFO_015 IN 2016, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC), IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WEST TENNESSEE REGIONAL FORENSIC CENTER (WTRFC), BEGAN A FORENSIC PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP… | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MEMPHIS, TN-09 | 2024 | $175,502 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03642SLFO_015 THE SEVERE SHORTAGE OF FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS HAS BECOME A CRISIS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY, WHICH THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND COVID-19 HAVE ONLY EXACERBATED. AS A RESULT,… | WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMER STRYKER M.D. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | KALAMAZOO, MI-04 | 2024 | $175,500 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03646SLFO_015 THIS PROPOSAL REPRESENTS CONTINUED EFFORTS BY THE KING COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE (KCMEO) TO STRENGTHEN THE MEDICAL EXAMINER CORONER SYSTEM BY FUNDING A SECOND POSITION IN T… | KING COUNTY Washington | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SEATTLE, WA-90 | 2024 | $175,449 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03641SLFO_015 THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF BOARD-CERTIFIED FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS AS CASES THAT ARE REFERRED TO OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE RISING AT UNPRECE… | BROWARD, COUNTY OF Florida | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-23 | 2025 | $173,799 |
ASST_NON_15PNIJ22GG03577SLFO_015 IGNITABLE LIQUID IDENTIFICATION IS BASED ON PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES USING CHROMATOGRAPHIC PATTERNS. WHILE THE ANALYTICAL PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANALYSIS OF FIRE DEBR… | COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RICHMOND, VA-04 | 2024 | $141,921 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03652SLFO_015 THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS IN THE UNITED STATES.THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOUND IN 2009 THAT ONLY ABOUT 70% OF JOB OPENINGS FOR FORENSI… | COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LOS ANGELES, CA-34 | 2025 | $136,050 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03647SLFO_015 THE ALASKA STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA FOR 26 YEARS AND IS EXPERIENCING A YEARLY INCREASE IN CASELOAD WITH INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PROPERLY UPDATE… | STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Alaska | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | JUNEAU, AK-00 | 2025 | $125,502 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03643SLFO_015 THE DECISION TO PURSUE ACCREDITATION FOR A MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATION SYSTEM BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (NAME) STEMS FROM A DESIRE BY THE LEADERSHIP TO… | WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY HOMER STRYKER M.D. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | KALAMAZOO, MI-04 | 2024 | $125,501 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03649SLFO_015 THE GOAL OF THE DISTRICT 1 MEDICAL EXAMINERS OFFICE (D1MEO) IS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS (NAME) ACCREDITATION. THE PRIMARY NEED TO PURSUE AND ATTAIN THI… | DISTRICT ONE MEDICAL EXAMINER SUPPORT, INC Florida | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PENSACOLA, FL-01 | 2025 | $122,558 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03645SLFO_015 LOCATED IN CONROE, TEXAS, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FORENSIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT (MCFSD) PROVIDES AUTOPSY SERVICES FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WHICH WAS RANKED EIGHTH IN THE UNITED STATES… | COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | CONROE, TX-08 | 2025 | $121,810 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03653SLFO_015 PROJECT PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE DORCHESTER COUNTY CORONERS OFFICE TO OBTAIN INITIAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORONERS AND MEDICA… | COUNTY COUNCIL FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY South Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SAINT GEORGE, SC-06 | 2024 | $35,367 |
Top 30 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $12.7M | 6 |
| California | $1.3M | 3 |
| West Virginia | $954K | 2 |
| Texas | $945K | 2 |
| Virginia | $901K | 3 |
| Florida | $784K | 3 |
| Iowa | $496K | 1 |
| New York | $483K | 2 |
| Connecticut | $326K | 1 |
| Michigan | $301K | 2 |
| Tennessee | $176K | 1 |
| Wisconsin | $176K | 1 |
| Washington | $175K | 1 |
| Alaska | $126K | 1 |
| South Carolina | $35K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Justice$19.9M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs