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O-BJA-2024-172061: BJA FY24 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

Closed Closed May 22, 2024 Opportunity O-BJA-2024-172061

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2024.

Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $1.0 million to colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make about 10 awards. Applications closed on May 22, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 27, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Bureau of Justice Assistance has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-BJA-2023-171623February 24, 2023Closed April 19, 2023Closed

Key dates

PostedMarch 27, 2024
DeadlineMay 22, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities and state and local governments.

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Is this a realistic fit?

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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provides funding to states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to solve crimes and protect public safety by maximizing the effective utilization of DNA technology to process DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (16.036) awarded $117 million across 176 grant awards, an average of $665,361 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Texas Department of Public SafetyTexas1$3.2 million
Florida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida1$3.1 million
Georgia Bureau of InvestigationGeorgia1$2.8 million
Department of Justice CaliforniaCalifornia1$2.7 million
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationTennessee2$2.5 million

Top states: California ($15.3 million), Texas ($9.7 million), Florida ($7.6 million), New York ($7.4 million), Pennsylvania ($4.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is O-BJA-2024-172061 still open?

No. It closed on May 22, 2024.

Who can apply for BJA FY24 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from colleges and universities and state and local governments.

What is the deadline for BJA FY24 Competitive DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program?

Closed May 22, 2024. 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 $1.0 million each.

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.

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