# BJA FY 21 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-94004-bja-fy-21-prosecuting-cold-cases-using-dna/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333244

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $470,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $4.7 million in total. Applications closed on June 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-94004 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $470,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $4.7 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.036 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Eligibility Section

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Program provides funds to: (1) prosecute violent crime cold cases and (2) decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting/pending prosecution. Through this program, BJA will provide grant funding to support the prosecution of violent crime cold cases, where DNA from a suspect has been identified (suspect(s) may be known or unknown). Provided that DNA attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been identified, funding support includes investigative activities and crime and forensic analyses that could lead to prosecuting violent crime cold cases, and decreasing the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting/pending prosecution. BJA defines a "violent crime cold case" as a case, such as a UCR Part 1 violent crime, missing persons, or unidentified persons, that has remained unsolved for at least 3 years, and has (1) the potential to be solved and/or prosecuted through the application of forensic techniques and/or technologies or (2) newly acquired information, or advanced technologies, to analyze evidence. For the purposes of this solicitation, "prosecute" includes all activities necessary to adjudicate violent crime cold cases, including, but not limited to, case review, investigation, crime analysis, and evidence analyses.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-94004 still open?

No. It closed on June 22, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA?

Closed June 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $470,000 each. About $4.7 million in total across about 10 awards.

### Who has won Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Department of Public Safety, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The program made 176 awards worth $117 million in that time.