# FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171344-fy-22-dna-capacity-enhancement-for-backlog-reduction/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340318

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $3.0 million to colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make about 140 awards worth $100 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171344 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 140 |
| Total funding | $100 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.741 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See eligibility section for additional information. * For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process, to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies.

## What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. BJA's FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program provides funding to states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories 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 prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171344 still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2022.

### Who can apply for FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from colleges and universities and state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)?

Closed July 7, 2022. 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 $3.0 million each. About $100 million in total across about 140 awards.

### Who has won DNA Backlog Reduction Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Texas Department of Public Safety, Illinois State Police. The program made 578 awards worth $381 million in that time.