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Logo	Funding Source / Short Description	Application Period
Governmental Grants & Public-Sector Funding
	House Community Project Funding (CPF) House Appropriations earmark process for specific community projects with a federal nexus. Strong fit when a local public-safety / crime-victim technology project can be sponsored by a House Member and fits an eligible account.	Annual appropriations cycle. FY26 portal opened Apr. 14, 2025; CJS CPF submissions to the Committee were due May 2, 2025, with public posting by May 23. Check your Representative’s office early each cycle.
	Senate Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Senators request specific projects; Senate guidance describes CDS as a way to fund public safety and other community investments. Useful for local law-enforcement / victim-technology projects with clear federal nexus and support.	Annual appropriations cycle. Deadlines vary by Senator and are often winter/spring; one FY27 Senate office deadline was Mar. 30, 2026 because committee deadlines came in early April.
	BJA Current Funding Opportunities DOJ Office of Justice Programs / BJA portal for competitive and formula funding across law enforcement, courts, prosecution, violent crime, reentry, and justice-technology programs.	Cyclic NOFOs throughout the federal fiscal year. Monitor BJA current funding and subscribe for alerts.
	Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula funding for state/local justice priorities. Can support equipment, supplies, contracts, training, information systems, technology improvement, law enforcement, prosecution/courts, and victim/witness programs.	Annual State and Local JAG NOFOs. Local eligibility and pass-through opportunities vary each year; check BJA allocations and your State Administering Agency.
	BJA National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Competitive BJA funding for sexual-assault kit testing/backlog reduction, investigation support, victim engagement, and multidisciplinary response to sexual assault and violent crime.	FY25 SAKI closed Nov. 3, 2025 (Grants.gov Oct. 27; JustGrants Nov. 3). Future rounds are cyclic and subject to appropriation; monitor BJA.
	BJA Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Supports prosecution/investigation of violent cold cases where a suspect DNA profile has been developed; can support advanced forensic technology and prosecution capacity.	FY25 closed Nov. 3, 2025 (Grants.gov Oct. 27; JustGrants Nov. 3). Monitor BJA for future rounds.
	NIJ Forensic Evidence Research / Publicly Funded Forensic Labs Research/evaluation funding for testing and interpreting physical evidence in publicly funded forensic laboratories. Best fit for validating or advancing forensic technology rather than routine operations.	FY25 opportunity is open; Grants.gov deadline Jun. 3, 2026; JustGrants deadline Jun. 10, 2026.
	OVC Technology to Support Services for Victims of Crime Supports developing, expanding, and strengthening victim services through technology, including technology that assists victims and builds state technology capacity.	FY25 closed Aug. 20, 2025 (Grants.gov Aug. 15; JustGrants Aug. 20). Monitor OVC current funding for the next cycle.
	VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grants / State Subgrants OVC formula grants go to state administering agencies, which subgrant to community organizations and public agencies for direct victim services; can address emerging needs, service gaps, and training.	Annual federal formula grant to states. FY25 federal application closed Aug. 20, 2025; local subgrant windows vary by state VOCA office.
	Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grant Programs VAWA-related grant programs for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking response; relevant where victim services and law enforcement collaboration are central.	Annual/periodic NOFOs with a Grants.gov step followed by JustGrants. Deadlines vary by program; begin SAM.gov and Grants.gov registration at least one month before deadline.
	COPS Office Technology & Equipment / CPD Programs COPS funding for law-enforcement technology, equipment, interoperable communications, and innovative community-policing projects; TEP may be invitation/earmark-linked.	NOFOs vary. FY24 TEP closed Sept. 25, 2024; FY25 CPD Microgrants closed Jun. 30, 2025.
	OJP State Administering Agencies (SAAs) Directory/entry point for state pass-through funding: JAG, VOCA, Byrne SCIP, and other formula grants. Important for state/local technology projects and VOCA subgrants.	Varies by state. Contact the SAA and state technology point of contact for IT grant conditions and upcoming subgrant windows.
Private Nonprofit Funding & Case Assistance
	Season of Justice – DNA Testing Grant Program Funds advanced DNA analysis for unsolved violent crimes, including forensic genetic genealogy and next-generation sequencing, for investigative agencies and families.	2026 DNA schedule: Q1 March closed; Q2 June closed; Q3 September open; Q4 December pending.
	Season of Justice – Public Awareness Campaign Grant Supports awareness campaigns for qualifying unsolved cases when publicity, reward campaigns, and community engagement may generate leads.	2026 PAC applications closed; 2027 application period begins Sept. 1, 2026.
	Sherry Black Foundation Provides resources, training, case consultation, and investigative support to advance homicide investigations, including specialized forensic/IGG education and consultation.	No fixed public grant window found. Monitor Foundation updates.
	Cold Case Foundation (SAAs) Provides supplemental funding, consulting, training, and networking support for law-enforcement cold-case investigations across homicide, missing persons, unidentified remains, and serial-characteristic sexual-assault cases.	Funding requests are considered based on current availability.
	Cold Case Coalition / RTIP DNA Funding Nonprofit DNA funding for law enforcement and related public agencies/innocence organizations; may cover WGS, bioinformatics, database-upload fees, DNA extraction, and FIGG services.	Rolling/case-specific; funding availability and initiative-specific requirements apply.
	Cold Case Initiative Provides funding to U.S. agencies to offset scientific and investigative techniques for cold-case homicides, violent crimes, missing persons, and unidentified decedents.	Agency applications accepted via Apply page; no fixed public cycle found.
Philanthropic Grantmakers
	Arnold Ventures – Criminal Justice Evidence-based philanthropy for criminal justice policy/research; most proposals are directly solicited, with periodic RFPs posted publicly.	Periodic RFPs and direct outreach; staff/board decisions throughout the year.
	MacArthur Foundation – Safety and Justice Challenge Philanthropic initiative supporting jurisdictions and partners working to make local justice systems safer, fairer, and more effective.	Program/invitation/competitive rounds; currently focused on selected communities.
	Public Welfare Foundation Foundation grantmaking focused on transformative, community-led, racially just criminal justice reform.	Grant portal currently closed; foundation says to check back in Fall 2026.
	Tow Foundation Supports policy-change work to end mass incarceration/mass criminalization and direct service organizations supporting impacted families.	Foundation/program-specific opportunities and RFPs.