Tools for examining hard drives, computers and cloud data.
Equipment for any forensic discipline or medical examiner service. Administrative costs are capped at 10%.
Directly or through your state · 2 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 · 12 past awards named it
On FEMA’s equipment list (05HS-00-FRNS), but only fundable when it supports a terrorism-preparedness target. Requested through your state.
Through your state
A research grant: equipment only when the research needs it. Proposals built mainly around buying equipment aren’t eligible.
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Computers and forensic equipment (purpose area 8) are capped at $500,000 over 36 months.
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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 11 recipients in 10 states named it in their own description. The median award was $39K, for the whole project, not just this item.
“Key activities include upgrading hardware and forensic software in both units; hiring two forensic system specialists to increase case throughput; providing advanced staff training for accreditation comp…”
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH · Coverdell · FY2025 · $500K
“With advances in technology, we seek to purchase software to assist detectives in their investigations by investing in cellebrite forensic software.”
CITY OF RACINE · JAG · FY2024 · $36K
“The slow processing speeds and inadequate graphics capabilities of our existing workstations are struggling to manage complex forensic software and large datasets effectively.”
HATTIESBURG CITY CLERK · JAG · FY2024 · $25K
“The suffolk police department will use jag funds to enhance technology with the purchase of forensic software for the detective bureau to recover digital evidence; cell phone software for the crisis negotiation team; radio accessories for the specia…”
CITY OF SUFFOLK · JAG · FY2023 · $52K
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| $500K | CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACHBJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program | |
| $36K | CITY OF RACINEBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $25K | HATTIESBURG CITY CLERKBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $52K | CITY OF SUFFOLKBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $43K | FREDERICK, CITY OFBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $42K | CITY OF RACINEBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $22K | CITY OF DEKALBBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $12K | ST CHARLES COUNTYBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation |
Money a state received and passed on to a local agency.
| Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| $373K | ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXASProsecutor or court | Oct 2025 | |
| $30K | COUNTY OF LINCOLN | Dec 2024 | |
| $356K | ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXASProsecutor or court | Oct 2024 | |
| $355K | ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXASProsecutor or court | Dec 2023 | |
| $58K | TRAVIS, COUNTY OF | Nov 2023 | |
| $29K | COUNTY OF HAWAII | Jan 2023 |
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 →
Ask ForensicGrants knows these programs and your agency profile if you’re signed in. It can check a specific purchase against each notice and find similar awards.
