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Federal grants to Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

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Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Auburn, Alabama received $7.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was DNA Backlog Reduction Program, with $6.0 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$1.3 million
FY 20222$3.0 million
FY 20231$1.7 million
FY 20241$1.4 million
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
DNA Backlog Reduction Program 16.7414$6.0 million
Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program 16.0361$1.4 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Justice5$7.3 million

Largest awards

The 5 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
The Alabama department of forensic sciences (ADFS) continues to face serious budgetary constraints, as the annual requests for dna services and increased costs for dna testing reagents continues to outpace the agencys limited annual budget allocation. In addition to the budgetary challenges, rape/SE
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG01213DNAX_015 on USAspending
DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramSeptember 8, 2023$1.7 million
The Alabama department of forensic sciences (ADFS) continues to face serious budgetary constraints, as the annual requests for dna services and increased costs for dna testing reagents continues to outpace the agency’s limited annual budget allocation.. In addition to the budgetary challenges, rape/
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01591DNAX_015 on USAspending
DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramSeptember 16, 2022$1.5 million
FY2021 dna capacity enhancement and backlog reduction program - Alabama department of forensicsciences
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03079DNAX_015 on USAspending
DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramDecember 3, 2021$1.5 million
The Alabama department of forensic sciences (ADFS) continues to face serious budgetary constraints, as the annual requests for dna services and increased costs for dna testing reagents continues to outpace the agencys limited annual budget allocation. In addition to the budgetary challenges, rape/SE
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02596DNAX_015 on USAspending
Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant ProgramSeptember 24, 2024$1.4 million
FY2020 dna capacityenhancement and backlogreduction program -Alabama department offorensic sciences
ASST_NON_2020DNBX0024_015 on USAspending
DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramOctober 22, 2020$1.3 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences get?

$7.3 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences the most?

The Department of Justice, with $7.3 million in 5 awards.

What is Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences's largest federal grant?

$1.7 million under DNA Backlog Reduction Program, with its first action in the period on September 8, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences?

Its largest are DNA Backlog Reduction Program and Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program.

Other grant recipients in Auburn

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