Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program: Applications and Awards, 2002–2011

Applications and Awards

	Applications				Awards
Fiscal Year	States Base Only	States Base and Discretionary	Units of Local Government	Total	States Base Only	States Base and Discretionary	Units of Local Government	Total	Total Amount Awarded
2012	23	31	142	196	51	3	21	75	$10,586,098
2011	28	25	169	222	49	4	53	106	$27,643,760
2010	25	28	169	222	44	9	51	104	$33,285,684
2009	25	29	143	213	48	6	49	103	$23,399,500
2008	27	27	89	143	45	9	45	99	$16,570,703
2007	30	24	88	142	38	16	34	88	$16,452,705
2006	28	24	124	177	43	10	34	87	$14,821,048
2005	23	29	171	223	45	5	42	92	$13,607,811
2004	30	22	131	183	42	9	26	77	$9,597,656
2003	31	18 [1]	39	105	45	3	3	51	$4,113,719
2002 [2]	36	13 [3]	0	49	36	13	0	49	$4,863,000
Totals	283	239	1,123	1,875	435	84	337	931	$164,941,684

[1] One state applied twice for discretionary funding.

[2] In fiscal year 2002, NIJ received 49 applications for formula funding but only seven applications were received in time to receive an award in fiscal year 2002. The remaining applications for formula funding were awarded in fiscal year 2003.

[3] In fiscal year 2002, NIJ received 13 applications for discretionary funding. Eligibility was limited to states and territories only and was based on part 1 violent crime rates in that particular state or territory.