Law, Justice & Legal Services
BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Opportunity #: O-BJA-2026-172718
Award Ceiling
$3.5M
Award Floor
$0
Close Date
Oct 29, 2026
23 days leftTotal Funding
N/A
Expected Awards
140
Posted Date
Sep 21, 2026
Cost Sharing Required
No
Grants.gov ID
363889
Description
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.
Eligible Applicants
State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Other applicants
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