Closed · O-BJA-2025-172447 · CFDA 16.742 · Other

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Formula Grants Program

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

up to $2.2M
Award range
Closed
Status
October 27, 2025
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Formula Grants Program is a closed other listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $2,186,424. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $2.2M
award range
Closed
application status
16.742
CFDA program
882
other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance

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

Instrument

Grant

Description

Under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grant Program, state administering agencies (SAAs) may apply for both formula and competitive funds. This NOFO is ONLY for SAAs applying for formula funds. An applicant seeking to apply for Coverdell competitive funds (consistent with 34 U.S.C. § 10563(a)(2)) that are available to eligible states and units of local government would need to apply separately under BJA’s FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants – Competitive Program NOFO.

Public-sector applicant lane · Bureau of Justice Assistance

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Impr… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 29 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 883).

Code 00
State 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.

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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