Forensic cameras, lenses and lighting for documenting scenes and evidence.
Equipment for any forensic discipline or medical examiner service. Administrative costs are capped at 10%.
Directly or through your state · 4 past awards named it
Any project in one of JAG’s purpose areas, subject to BJA’s prohibited-expenditures list. Local awards are often small.
Directly or through your state · 10 past awards named it
On FEMA’s equipment list (04MD-01-CMRA), but only fundable when it supports a terrorism-preparedness target. Requested through your state.
Through your state
From each program’s funding notice. Programs for other kinds of work aren’t listed, and “ruled out” only appears where the notice says so. Check the current notice before you apply: the rules can change each year.
Your city or county can get this money straight from BJA if it is on this year's JAG allocations list, so check that first. It can pay for staff, equipment, supplies, training and information systems for criminal justice work, and it doesn't go through your state.
Money to improve forensic science and medical examiner or coroner services. Local government labs apply directly to the Bureau of Justice Assistance, state labs apply through their state administering agency, and applications are scored against each other.
Your state's administering agency applies for formula funds that flow down to your lab through your state's own process. Contact your state forensic science improvement coordinator early, since state deadlines typically come before the federal deadline. This is different from competitive funds, which labs apply for directly to the federal government.
14 awards to 13 recipients in 11 states named it in their own description. The median award was $43K, for the whole project, not just this item.
“Coverdell competitive funds are requested to fund the acquisition of a gel lift scanner forensic photography (glscan fp) imaging system for the ess and associated consumables to validate the system.”
PHOENIX, CITY OF · Coverdell · FY2024 · $267K
“The specialized forensic camera will allow wheeling pd to conduct detailed examinations and capture high-quality images of critical evidence, including body fluids, finger…”
CITY OF WHEELING · JAG · FY2024 · $51K
“Acquisition of canon eos 90d dslr camera with ef-s 18-135mm lens - $ 1,700.”
HAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT · JAG · FY2024 · $38K
“…on a boat/vessel, purchase technology to allow them to improve interoperability and communications within the mobile inicident command vehicle, purchase a dslr camera to improve their crime scene abilitites, and purchase ballistic shields to better protect their deputies when responsding to calls o…”
CITY OF GREAT FALLS · JAG · FY2024 · $35K
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| $267K | PHOENIX, CITY OFBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive | |
| $51K | CITY OF WHEELINGBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $38K | HAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENTBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $35K | CITY OF GREAT FALLSBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $17K | WHITE COUNTYBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $448K | STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTBJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $47K | CITY OF FORT MYERSBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $18K | COUNTY OF BRAZORIABJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $12K | CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINABJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $418K | STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula |
Money a state received and passed on to a local agency.
| Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| $58K | CHARLESTON, CITY OF | Aug 2026 | |
| $12K | COUNTY OF UNION | Jun 2023 | |
| $21K | CRAVEN COUNTY GOVERNMENT | Nov 2022 | |
| $150K | JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITYUniversity or research institution | Oct 2022 |
Planned uses from each award’s filed description, not a record of what was bought. Open a row to read the full description. Sources: USAspending.gov and DOJ’s own award list, last three fiscal years and this one. Award Explorer →
FEMA’s Homeland Security grants can only buy items on this list, and only for terrorism preparedness. The full list →
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