# Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (16.036)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-036-comprehensive-forensic-dna-analysis-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $117 million in 176 grants, about $665,361 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Improve the use of DNA evidence to investigate and prosecute violent cold case crimes.
Program goal(s) description: Increase the number of CODIS-eligible samples analyzed in eligible laboratories. Reduce DNA testing turnaround times for CODIS entry. Enhance prosecutorial and investigative capacity for the resolution of violent cold case crimes and justice for victims and their families.
Program objective(s) name: Improve processing of DNA evidence and entry into CODIS.
Program objective description: Process CODIS-eligible crime scene and database samples; reduce the DNA backlog for CODIS eligible DNA samples; Reduce the forensic case and DNA database sample turnaround time for CODIS entry; Increase the number of violent cold case crimes reviewed and investigated for potential prosecution and/or case resolution; Use advanced forensic technologies to re-examine evidence from violent cold case crimes where a suspect DNA profile has already been developed; and Increase collaboration across law enforcement, prosecutors, and other experts to support victims and their families in pursuing justice.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.7 million | 10 |
| 2022 | $7.0 million | 14 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $105 million | 151 |
| 2025 | $36,930 | 1 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Public Safety | Texas | $3.2 million |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | Florida | $3.1 million |
| Georgia Bureau of Investigation | Georgia | $2.8 million |
| Department of Justice California | California | $2.7 million |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Tennessee | $2.5 million |
| State of North Carolina Dept of Justice | North Carolina | $2.5 million |
| Washington State Patrol | Washington | $2.5 million |
| Illinois State Police | Illinois | $2.4 million |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Michigan | $2.3 million |
| Houston Forensic Science Center Inc | Texas | $2.1 million |
| Indiana State Police | Indiana | $2.1 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Forensic Science | Virginia | $2.0 million |
| City of Los Angeles | California | $2.0 million |
| County of Los Angeles | California | $1.8 million |
| State Police Department | Massachusetts | $1.8 million |
| Harris County | Texas | $1.6 million |
| Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice | Louisiana | $1.6 million |
| Crime Laboratory Arkansas | Arkansas | $1.5 million |
| State Law Enforcement Division | South Carolina | $1.5 million |
| Department of Public Safety State Utah | Utah | $1.5 million |