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

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This open federal grant from Bureau of Justice Assistance supports law & justice-focused work and is available to eligible applicants, with applications due Oct 29, 2026. It provides awards up to $3.5M.

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Deadline
Oct 29, 2026
Award amount
Up to $3.5M
Expected awards
140
Posted
Sep 21, 2026
Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172718
CFDA
16.036

Opportunity 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.

Who can apply

  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • State governments
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • County 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.

Funding

Award ceiling
$3.5M

Agency contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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