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BJA FY26 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Competitive Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172680
$0 – $4,900,000
2026-11-03-00-00-00
Confirm exact timezone in the announcement.Special district governments, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), State governments, City or township governments, County 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 notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
Matching funds & resources
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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) — Competitive Grants Program. This opportunity will increase capacity of states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to process DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). The purpose of the CEBR Competitive Program is to maximize the effective utilization of DNA technology to strengthen evidence-based criminal justice responses. The priorities of the CEBR Competitive Program are (1) to use DNA technology to increase the capacity and/or efficiency of publicly funded forensic DNA laboratories to conduct analysis of DNA samples for entry into CODIS and (2) implementing Rapid DNA in the booking station(s) in eligible jurisdictions. The program is designed to fairly and efficiently prioritize jurisdictions facing operational challenges by considering key performance measures reported by publicly funded forensic DNA laboratories. This program is for Competitive funding only. The BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) — Formula Grants Program for formula funding will post at a later date. Eligible agencies may apply for both Competitive and Formula CEBR Funding.
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: 363924
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opportunityNumber: O-BJA-2026-172680
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opportunityTitle: BJA FY26 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Competitive 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":435477,"opportunityId":363924,"cfdaNumber":"16.036","programTitle":"Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"04","description":"Special district governments"},{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: Other units of local government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, 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: 4900000
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responseDate: Nov 03, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-03-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Sep 23, 2026 08:39:53 AM EDT
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status: posted
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Related collections: Bureau of Justice Assistance funding ·
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