Closed · O-BJA-2024-172062 · CFDA 16.036 · Discretionary

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

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

up to $3.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 23, 2024
Close date
130
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $3,500,000 across 130 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 $3.5M
award range
Closed
application status
130
expected awards
16.036
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for… is closed (last close May 23, 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 May 23, 2024

Posted Mar 27 Closes May 23

Expected Awards

130

Instrument

Grant

Description

With this solicitation, BJA seeks applications for funding under the FY 2024 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program. This program funds states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to process, and/or to increase the capacity to process, more DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) by publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis and/or to prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 5 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 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

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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What to do next

BJA FY24 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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