Public Safety · Active
DNA Backlog Reduction Program · DOJ · High-volume · mega band
DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.593) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $500K–$5M
- Typical award range
- 15
- Indexed opportunities
- 0
- Open now
- DOJ
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, DNA Backlog Reduction Program ranks #229 of 504, #15 of 23 within DOJ, and #12 of 38 among Public Safety programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 16.593 is an active Public Safety program with 15 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 15 most recent listings shown here, 0 are open for application.
- $500K–$5M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- -
- next application deadline
- $3.5 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 8%
- of the catalog is Public Safety
DNA Backlog Reduction Program · midpack ceiling on a busy book (#226/502)
DNA Backlog Reduction Program lands midpack on published ceilings (55th percentile; rank #226 of 502). The printed high is a catalog cap, not a guaranteed outlay.
DNA Backlog Reduction Program vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$5,000,000 Top 45% higher than 55% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-05-06
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 16.593 · DOJ VOL-STEADY · #229/504
VOL-STEADY · MID-PACK · SOLO-LISTING · NOFO-CLOSED · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-SLG · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-STEADY 15 indexed
- MID-PACK #229/504
- SOLO-LISTING No peer gap
- NOFO-CLOSED 0 open of 15 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $500K–$5M
- ELIG-SLG State/local government
- BOOK-FULL 15 listed / 15 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 16.593
VOL-STEADY · #229/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±- row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestDNA Backlog Reducti… · this listingPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Hottest mega-dollar solicitation lane
DNA Backlog Reduction Program sits in the hot×mega corner: 15 indexed Grants.gov rows and a mega SAM.gov ceiling ($500,000 to $5.0 million). Both competition density and dollar capacity are elevated versus the catalog median; read open listings first, then ceiling peers.
Assistance Listing text · DOJ
Grants to reduce the backlog of DNA samples and evidence from crime labs and law enforcement agencies.
Public-sector applicant lane · DOJ
SAM.gov lists only government/tribal applicants for DNA Backlog Reduction Program. This is a public-sector Assistance Listing corridor, not a general nonprofit or small-business open call.
Predominantly grants (G) · CFDA 16.593
87% of the 15 indexed listings under CFDA 16.593 are grants (G), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism DNA Backlog Reduction Program typically uses to move money. 47% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $103.9 million across 6 listings (avg $17.3 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 283 across 8 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 16.593, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Archived NOFO book · CFDA 16.593
None of the 15 indexed Grants.gov listings under CFDA 16.593 are open on the current extract. Reported award ceilings span $210,000–$3.5 million (16.7×), a wide solicitation range inside one CFDA. Listings span 4 funding-activity codes; the plurality is Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL, 60%).
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 0 open · 15 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $900,000 (15 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
DOJ · administering agency
U.S. Department of Justice
Law enforcement, crime prevention, victim services, and criminal justice system grants.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 16.593
BJA FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Training and Technical Assistance Program
BJA FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners – Formula Grants Program
BJA FY24 Invited to Apply- Administrative Funding Adjustment to BJA Previously Funded Awards 9
BJA FY24 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation
BJA FY 23 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation
BJA FY 22 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation
BJA FY 22 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Training and Technical Assistance Program
BJA FY 21 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) For State Prisoners Program Formula Grant Solicitation
RSAT Training and Technical Assistance Program
BJA FY 14 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program
Showing 10 of the 15 most recent listings (15 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 16.593: 15 indexed opportunities · 0 open on the recent slice.
- No open Grants.gov rows on the recent slice, watch this CFDA for the next NOFO drop. How to apply
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) administers 23 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Industry and Sector Partnerships (17.207). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainGrants is rendered directly from SAM.gov Assistance Listings data, no number is typed in by an editor. This grant program's figures are rendered directly from SAM.gov Assistance Listings data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data issue on this page.
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