BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
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.
From Grants.gov — open and forecasted opportunities (grants.gov). First seen Oct 10, 2026.
Details
- Agency
- Bureau of Justice AssistanceFind in source ↗
- Closes
- Oct 29, 2026Find in source ↗
- Award ceiling
- $3,500,000.00Find in source ↗
- Award size
- $1M to $10MFind in source ↗
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026Find in source ↗
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172718Find in source ↗
- Assistance listing (ALN)
- 16.036Find in source ↗
- Eligible applicants
- County governments; State governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationFind in source ↗
- Eligibility notes
- 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.Find in source ↗
- Category
- Law, Justice and Legal ServicesFind in source ↗
- Funding type
- GrantFind in source ↗
History
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