Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (16.036)
Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (Assistance Listing 16.036) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $117 million in 176 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $665,361 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $500,000. Half of the 176 awards fell between $300,328 and $649,340, and they ranged from $45,000 to $3.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$117 million
- Grant awards176
- Typical award$500,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$36,930
- Size rank760 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $4.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $36,930 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 760th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 37% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 52 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
BJA plans to award 140 grants, with a range from approximately $100,000 up to $3,000,000.
Funding history and past recipients
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.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 96% of the money, colleges and universities 0.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 170 | $112 million | 96% |
| Other | 5 | $4.2 million | 3.6% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $981,387 | 0.8% |
By state
32 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 24 | $15.3 million |
| Texas | 8 | $9.7 million |
| Florida | 11 | $7.6 million |
| New York | 13 | $7.4 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $4.1 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $4.0 million |
| Georgia | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Ohio | 7 | $3.4 million |
| Michigan | 3 | $3.2 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Washington | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Maryland | 9 | $2.8 million |
| Tennessee | 3 | $2.7 million |
| Arizona | 6 | $2.6 million |
| Indiana | 3 | $2.5 million |
| South Carolina | 6 | $2.4 million |
| Colorado | 7 | $2.4 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $2.0 million |
| New Jersey | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $1.9 million |
| Oregon | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $1.7 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Arkansas | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Utah | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $941,257 |
| Montana | 2 | $923,742 |
| Kansas | 3 | $810,681 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $790,627 |
| Iowa | 1 | $739,060 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $699,366 |
| Alaska | 1 | $600,000 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $600,000 |
| Delaware | 1 | $600,000 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $600,000 |
| Idaho | 1 | $600,000 |
| Maine | 1 | $600,000 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $600,000 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $600,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $600,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $600,000 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $600,000 |
| Vermont | 1 | $600,000 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $600,000 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $600,000 |