Financial and Award Data
On this page find:
- Number of Awards Made Fiscal Years 2001-2011
- Sources of NIJ Funds, in Millions, Fiscal Years 2001-2011
- Allocation of NIJ Funds as a Percentage of Total Funding, Fiscal Year 2011
- Funding for DNA Related Forensic Programs and Activities, Fiscal Year 2011
Number of Awards Made Fiscal Years 2001-2011*
*For management purposes, the total awards made in 2011 include the DNA Initiative and Paul Coverdell Capacity awards as well as training awards: DNA Backlog Reduction (110 awards), Convicted Offender and/or Arrestee DNA Backlog Reduction Program (22 awards), Paul Coverdell (103 awards), Solving Cold Cases with DNA (27 awards), Postconviction (9 awards), and Training (23 awards).
View an accessible table of the number of awards made fiscal years 2001-2011.
Source of NIJ Funds, in Millions, Fiscal Years 2001-2011
View an accessible table of the source of NIJ funds, in millions, fiscal years 2010-2011.
*In 2011, funds were appropriated by Public Law 111-118 as follows: (1) Under the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance heading, $133.4 million for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, $29 million for Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants, and $4.1 million for use in assisting units of local government to identify, select, develop, modernize and purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement. (2) Under the Violence Against Women heading, $3 million for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues, and $0.8 million for analysis and research on violence against American Indian women.
**In 2011, reimbursements from other federal entities included the following: (1) $1.5 million to be transferred to the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) for related research, testing and evaluation programs from the appropriation for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program administered by BJA. (2) $2.5 million from BJA for evaluation of the Honest Opportunity for Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Project (Project HOPE). (3) $3.6 million for various projects funded by other federal entities, including other OJP components.
***In 2011, Section 215 Set-Aside for Research and Statistics included the following funds: (1) $2.8 million made available to NIJ pursuant to Section 215 of Public Law 111-118 (AAG set-aside authority).
Allocation of NIJ Funds as a Percentage of Total Funding, Fiscal Year 2011*
| Category | Subcategory | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science | Evaluation | 0.3% |
| Research | 10.9% | |
| Science and Technology | Research and Development | 5.3% |
| Standards Development | 0.4% | |
| Technology Assistance/Test and Evaluation | 7.8% | |
| Investigative and Forensic Science | Analysis and Capacity Enhancement* | 50.6% |
| Research and Development | 6.6% | |
| Technology Assistance/Test and Evaluation | 4.1% | |
| Training | 2.1% | |
| National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) | 1.1% | |
| Dissemination / Outreach / Program Support | 5.3% | |
| Reprogrammed for Congressional Notice to Salaries and Expenses |
2.0% | |
| Carryover*** | 3.5% | |
*Total funding of $245.0 million consists of an NIJ "Base" appropriation of $48.0 million, plus separate FY
2011 appropriations that total $170.3 million, incoming reimbursements from other federal agencies that total $7.6 million,
$2.8 million made available to NIJ pursuant to Section 215 of Public Law 111-118 (AAG set-aside authority), and "carryover"
funds from prior fiscal years that total $16.3 million.
**Grants to improve and enhance crime laboratories (including funds for analyses/backlog reduction).
***Carryover funds are those that remained unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year. Depending on
the provisions of future appropriations legislation, these funds may be subject to statutory rescission.
Funding for DNA Related Forensic Programs and Activities, Fiscal Year 2011
The National Institute of Justice received $133.3 million in fiscal year 2011 appropriations for DNA related to forensic programs and activities, which were used as follows:
| DNA Analysis and Capacity Enhancement and for Other Forensic Activities | FY 2011 Funds, in millions | Available Prior Year Carryover Funds, in Millions* |
|---|---|---|
| Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction | $88.7 | |
| Solving Cold Cases with DNA | $4.4 | |
| Forensic Science Training Development and Delivery | $3.5 | $1.1 |
| Research, Development and Evaluation | $13.50 | $1.0 |
| Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence: An Action Research Project* | $0.6 | $0.9 |
| National Missing and Unidentified Person System (NamUs) | $2.6 | |
| Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) | $4.5 | $1.5 |
| Federal Partnerships | $0.3 | |
| Social Science Research in Forensics | $1.0 | |
| Related activities (including dissemination, outreach and program support for DNA- and other forensics-related products) | $2.8 | |
| Reprogrammed per Congressional Notice for Salaries and Expenses | $2.7 | |
| Carryover** | $0.5 | |
| SUBTOTAL | $125.1 | $4.5 |
| Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Grants | FY 2011 Funds, in Millions | Available Prior Year Carryover Funds, in Millions* |
|---|---|---|
| Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Grants | $4.0 | $3.4 |
| Reprogrammed per Congressional Notice for Salaries and Expenses | $0.1 | |
| Carryover** | $0.0 | |
| SUBTOTAL | $4.1 | $3.4 |
| Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program | FY 2011 Funds, in Millions | Available Prior Year Carryover Funds, in Millions* |
|---|---|---|
| Development, Delivery, and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic Training Programs | $1.3 | |
| Reprogrammed per Congressional Notice for Salaries and Expenses | $0.1 | |
| Carryover** | $2.7 | $2.5 |
| SUBTOTAL | $4.1 | $2.5 |
| TOTAL FUNDING FOR DNA-RELATED FORENSIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITES | $133.3 |
*Awards made in FY 2011 with prior year carryover funds.
**Carryover" funds are those that remained unobligated as of the end of the fiscal year. Depending on the provisions of future appropriations legislation, these funds may be subject to statutory rescission.
