BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings
- 16.036 -- Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program
Closed opportunityLast Updated: Nov 2, 2026
Important dates
- Closed: November 4, 2026
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: 140
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$3,500,000
- Funding opportunity number:O-BJA-2026-172718
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Other
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Formula
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Law justice and legal services
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: September 21, 2026
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 3
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Government
- State governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information on eligibility
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.
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Agency contact information
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
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