Liquid chromatograph–tandem mass spectrometer, used in toxicology for low-level drugs and novel substances.
Equipment for any forensic discipline or medical examiner service. Administrative costs are capped at 10%.
Directly or through your state · 18 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 · 1 past award named it
On FEMA’s equipment list (07CD-02-DPGC), 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.
Apply directly · 9 past awards named it
Also named in past awards under NIST MSE Forensic (1).
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.
32 awards to 24 recipients in 17 states named it in their own description. The median award was $426K, for the whole project, not just this item.
“Proposed activity: the kbi forensic laboratory is proposing the acquisition of two liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometers (LC/msms) for the forensic toxicology section in order to increase sensitivity and specificity for potent nps and…”
KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION · Coverdell · FY2025 · $500K
“The msp fsd is also requesting grant funding to purchase a liquid chromatograph - tandem mass spectrometer, which utilizes an instrumental analysis technique that will benefit scope enhancements, decrease turnaround tim…”
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MICHIGAN · Coverdell · FY2024 · $608K
“The fsd is proposing to use grant funds for the purchase of an additional liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) instrument for increased specimen capacity and redundancy to be used for both post-mortem drugs in…”
STATE POLICE OREGON DEPARTMENT · Coverdell · FY2024 · $500K
“…major goal of this project is to develop the expert algorithm for substance identification (easi) to improve the confidence of drug identifications involving tandem mass spectra.”
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION · NIJ Forensic R&D · FY2024 · $399K
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| $500K | KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONBJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program | |
| $608K | DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MICHIGANBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Formula | |
| $500K | STATE POLICE OREGON DEPARTMENTBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive | |
| $500K | KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive | |
| $399K | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $217K | SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITYNIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $120K | THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship | |
| $120K | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNIJ FY24 Graduate Research Fellowship | |
| $106K | RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THENIJ FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $1.6M | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $894K | TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $562K | DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MICHIGANBJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $457K | HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER INCBJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive | |
| $442K | COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC SCIENCENIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories | |
| $432K | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $260K | MONTANA BOARD OF CRIME CONTROLBJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $252K | WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITYNIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $110K | THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNIJ FY23 Graduate Research Fellowship | |
| $55K | SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITYNotice not identified | |
| $979K | THE FREDRIC RIEDERS FAMILY RENAISSANCE FOUNDATIONNIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes | |
| $586K | DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE MICHIGANBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $500K | COUNTY OF HAMILTON, OHIOBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive | |
| $426K | FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OFBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $414K | COUNTY OF SEDGWICKBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive | |
| $282K | PUBLIC SAFETY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OFBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $273K | MONTANA BOARD OF CRIME CONTROLBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $255K | COUNTY OF NIAGARABJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive |
Money a state received and passed on to a local agency.
| Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| $300K | COUNTY OF BRAZORIA | Oct 2025 | |
| $65K | STATE OF NEW MEXICO | Jun 2025 | |
| $40K | TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONLaw enforcement agency | Aug 2024 | |
| $89K | KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONLaw enforcement agency | Jun 2024 | |
| $292K | MILWAUKEE COUNTY DEPT OF ADMIN | Oct 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 →
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