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BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program

Opportunity number O-BJA-2026-172718 · Assistance listing 16.036

Deadline
Oct 29, 2026 · 0 days left
Posted
Sep 21, 2026
Award size
Up to $3.5M
Total program funding
Not listed
Expected awards
140
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding type
Grant
Category
Law justice and legal services

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About this opportunity

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program. This opportunity will support states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to process, and/or to increase the capacity to process, more DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis and/or to prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.

Who can apply

  • Other (see eligibility)
  • Public and state universities
  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Special district governments

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, “other units of local government” include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

Agency contact

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
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