Closed · O-BJA-2022-171341 · CFDA 16.742 · Discretionary
BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 22, 2022
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $500,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 16.742
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive - is cataloged under number O-BJA-2022-171341 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.742, posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 12, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $500,000. The agency has projected $4.4 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $4.4 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $293,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 22, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $500,000
Close Date
June 22, 2022
Posted
May 12, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$4,395,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
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. This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing states and units of local government with tools needed to meet the challenges of crime and justice. With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks proposals for competitive funding under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Coverdell Program), which awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Under the Coverdell Program, state administering agencies (SAAs) may apply for both formula and competitive funds. Units of local government may apply for competitive funds. This solicitation is ONLY for the competitive funds. An applicant that seeks to apply for Coverdell formula funds (consistent with 34 U.S.C. § 10563(a)(1)) available for grants to eligible states would need to apply under BJA’s FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) solicitation.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. grants@ncjrs.gov
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