Tenders/BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program

BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance
Published: Sep 21, 2026
Updated: Sep 22, 2026
Source: grants_gov

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the education and training, audit and accounting, legal services and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Higher Education and Justice Reform. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the education and training sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program. This opportunity will support 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), 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. Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA: 16.036 Eligible Applicants: Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, “other units of local government” include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state. Applicant Types: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Special district governments; County governments; State governments; City or township governments Cost Sharing: No More Info: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172718 — https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172718 Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on September 21, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance has issued 84 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 27 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Security, Defense & Justice, Law & Legal Services, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: September 21, 2026.

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This is a Grants contract in the Education & Training sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

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The contract is for delivery in United States. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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Key Details

Contract Type
Grants
Eligibility
Firms / Consortiums
Language
English

Source

grants_gov
grants_gov
Official Source

Contracting Authority

Bureau of Justice Assistance
🇺🇸United States

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