Hardware and software that pull data from locked or damaged phones.
Equipment for any forensic discipline or medical examiner service. Administrative costs are capped at 10%.
Directly or through your state · 7 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 · 15 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 · 2 past awards named it
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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Also named in past awards under CGIC (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.
25 awards to 21 recipients in 16 states named it in their own description. The median award was $173K, for the whole project, not just this item.
“Over the last few years, femu has seen a steady increase in requests for examination of digital evidence, particularly requests to perform mobile device extraction.”
CITY OF TUCSON · Coverdell · FY2024 · $500K
“Provide annual licensing for grayshift graykey software and berla ive software.”
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF KANSAS · Coverdell · FY2024 · $218K
“The city of des moines will use jag funds to upgrade forensic cellphone extraction software to increase accuracy and time efficiency in criminal investigations.”
CITY OF DES MOINES · JAG · FY2024 · $173K
“The ottawa county sheriffs office proposes to implement (1) clearview ai facial recognition software, (2) magnet forensics dvr camera software, (3) transcend robotics mini vantage robot, and (4) forensic latent fingerprint detection kits or cyanowands into the d…”
COUNTY OF OTTAWA · JAG · FY2024 · $44K
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| $500K | CITY OF TUCSONBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Competitive | |
| $218K | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF KANSASBJA FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program- Formula | |
| $173K | CITY OF DES MOINESBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $44K | COUNTY OF OTTAWABJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $36K | CITY OF RACINEBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $30K | CITY OF HICKORYBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $22K | BECKLEY, CITY OF WV INCBJA FY 24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program- Local Solicitation | |
| $747K | CITY OF CLEVELANDBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $292K | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF KANSASBJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula | |
| $193K | CITY OF NEW HAVENBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $52K | CITY OF LANCASTER MUNICIPAL BUILDINGBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $25K | CITY OF CONCORDBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $21K | CITY OF QUINCYBJA FY 23 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation | |
| $700K | CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEYBJA FY 22 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative | |
| $278K | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF KANSASBJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Formula |
Money a state received and passed on to a local agency.
| Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| $131K | CITY OF LAFAYETTE | May 2026 | |
| $198K | COUNTY OF MARIN | Nov 2025 | |
| $2.6M | COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO PUBLIC SAFETY GROUPLaw enforcement agency | Nov 2025 | |
| $58K | MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY | Oct 2025 | |
| $62K | COUNTY OF JOHNSON | Apr 2025 | |
| $121K | COUNTY OF JOHNSON | Jun 2024 | |
| $99K | COUNTY OF JOHNSON | Feb 2023 | |
| $235K | COUNTY OF MADISON | Jan 2023 | |
| $25K | COUNTY OF PENDER | Dec 2022 | |
| $50K | MCLEAN COUNTY FISCAL COURTProsecutor or court | 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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