The forensic science community has a critical need for trained forensic scientists in public crime laboratories. In 2007, the National Institute of Justice awarded funding to thirteen training providers to develop or deliver knowledge-based forensic science curricula at the State or local level.
These awards, listed below, were made in response to the competetive solicitation Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery Program (pdf 12 pages).
Organization | Title | Amount | |
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California Department of Justice | California DOJ Forensic Science Training Development & Delivery Program 2007 (CalDOJ Forensic Science Training Dev 07) | $440,993 | |
University of Central Florida | Developing and Delivering Training Curriculum for TWGFEX Consortium Courses | $924,163 | |
University of Central Florida | Developing Training Criteria for the Unidentified Deceased Reporting System (UDRS, http://udrs.orainc.com) | $373,951 | |
McCrone Research Institute | Forensic Microscopy Training Program | $496,985 | |
Research Triangle Institute | Web-based continuing education and professional development for forensic sciences. | $1,586,975 | |
Cedar Crest College | Cedar Crest College Forensic Science Summer Training Institute | $198,592 | |
County of Harris, Texas | Harris County (TX) Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference | $77,123 | |
VA Institute Forensic Science & Medicine | Web-based training for Virginia's Local Medical Death Investigators | $213,697 | |
Marshall University Research Corporation | Advanced DNA Technologies Training in Support of State and Local Crime Laboratories | $1,519,363 | |
Impression Evidence Training | NFSTC FY2007 Training Proposal | $1,000,000 | |
UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth | Missing Persons and Unidentified Decendents Regional Training for Law Enforcement | $800,000 | |
Virginia Center for Policing Innovation | Cold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors | $1,060,001 | |
Marshall University Research Corporation | Specialized Training for State and Local Forensic Investigators: Training Partnership | $510,974 | |
Total | $9,202,817 | ||