BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (16.036)
Posted 21 Sept 2026 · 28 days left
In plain terms
The US Bureau of Justice Assistance funds state and local governments and public universities to increase their capacity to process forensic DNA samples and reduce backlogs in the Combined DNA Index System. Grants up to 3.5 million US dollars are available, with applications due by 29 October 2026.
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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.
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Who can apply
- government
- academia_research
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: City or township governments; State governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Special district governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; 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.