Tenders/BJA FY 2026 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

BJA FY 2026 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Published: Oct 28, 2026

Updated: Oct 29, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the security and defense, legal services and governance and public administration sectors, with a focus on Decentralization 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 security and defense 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 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program. This opportunity will assist states and units of local government in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review, evidence location, and DNA testing in violent felony cases (as defined by state law) where the results of such testing might show actual innocence. Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA: 16.820 Eligible Applicants: Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state. Applicant Types: County governments; State governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Special district governments; City or township governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Cost Sharing: No More Info: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172771 — https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172771 Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on October 28, 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 100 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 17 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Law & Legal Services, Security, Defense & Justice, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: October 28, 2026.

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