Closed · O-BJA-2025-172472 · CFDA 16.742 · Discretionary

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

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

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 27, 2025
Close date
14
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $500,000 across 14 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
14
expected awards
16.742
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… is closed (last close October 27, 2025). 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 October 27, 2025

Posted Sep 16 Closes Oct 27

Expected Awards

14

Instrument

Grant

Description

This NOFO improves forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local government. Funding is to be used for forensic science laboratories and/or medical examiner/coroner offices. (See the Definitions section for additional information).

Multi-door applicant board · 7 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 7 distinct applicant types for BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… (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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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