Closed · O-BJA-2023-171700 · CFDA 16.742 · Discretionary

BJA FY 23 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
May 24, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $500K
award range
Closed
application status
16.742
CFDA program
882
other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Imp… is closed (last close May 24, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 24, 2023

Posted Mar 30 Closes May 24

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

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. With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to fund proposals for competitive funding under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive (Coverdell Competitive Program), which awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Under the Coverdell Competitive 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 competitive funds. An applicant seeking 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 separately under BJA’s FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) solicitation.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for BJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Imp… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 8 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 883).

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State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

BJA FY 23 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Imp… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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