Closed · O-BJA-2024-172005 · CFDA 16.036 · Discretionary

BJA FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 25, 2024
Close date
16
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $500,000 across 16 expected awards. 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
expected awards
16.036
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA is closed (last close April 25, 2024). 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 April 25, 2024

Posted Mar 4 Closes Apr 25

Expected Awards

16

Instrument

Grant

Description

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide funding to support the prosecution of violent cold case crimes where a suspect (known or unknown) has been identified via a DNA profile. Provided a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been developed, this funding also supports investigative activities, as well as crime and forensic analyses, that could lead to the successful prosecution of violent cold case crimes.

Multi-door applicant board · 7 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 7 distinct applicant types for BJA FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +3 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 10 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 883).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center grants@ncjrs.gov

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