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BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice) is accepting applications until October 29, 2026. It lists awards of up to $3.5 million, 140 awards expected.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172718
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- September 21, 2026
- Closes
- October 29, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $3,500,000
- Expected awards
- 140
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Assistance listing
- 16.036 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program
- Contact
- Bureau of Justice Assistance · [email protected] · 202-514-9354
Who can apply
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- City or township 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.
What the agency says
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.
Other open grants from the Department of Justice
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10 O-BJA-2026-172792 | Open | Oct 28 | $3,000,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases O-BJA-2026-172715 | Open | Oct 29 | $450,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program O-BJA-2026-172711 | Open | Oct 29 | $500,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA O-BJA-2026-172708 | Open | Oct 29 | $750,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program O-BJA-2026-172714 | Open | Oct 29 | $2,500,000 | grants.gov | |
| OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program O-OJJDP-2026-172734 | Open | Oct 29 | $750,000 | $12,000,000 | grants.gov |
All grants open to State governments · All grants open to Special district governments · All grants open to County governments · Everything closing in October 2026
Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.