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BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172718
$0 – $3,500,000
2026-10-29-00-00-00
Confirm exact timezone in the announcement.Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), County governments, City or township governments
Geographic eligibility and all attachment-specific conditions require review of the original announcement.
Eligibility details
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.
Matching funds & resources
Source matching-funds field: Not Required.
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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.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 363889
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opportunityNumber: O-BJA-2026-172718
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opportunityTitle: BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
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revision: 0
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agencyDetails: {"code":"BJA","seed":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","agencyName":"Bureau of Justice Assistance","agencyCode":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","topAgencyCode":"USDOJ"}
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owningAgencyCode: USDOJ-OJP-BJA
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cfdas: [{"id":435437,"opportunityId":363889,"cfdaNumber":"16.036","programTitle":"Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"04","description":"Special district governments"},{"id":"06","description":"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"},{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: 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.
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"LJL","description":"Law, Justice and Legal Services"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 3500000
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responseDate: Oct 29, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
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responseDateStr: 2026-10-29-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Sep 21, 2026 09:02:00 AM EDT
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status: posted
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