Tenders/BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Published: Sep 21, 2026

Updated: Sep 22, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the legal services, audit and accounting and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Police 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 legal services 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 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA (COLD) Program. This opportunity supports prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of violent cold case crimes where a DNA profile from a suspect is already developed. This initiative aims to enhance public safety, hold violent offenders accountable, and further case resolution for victims and their families. Law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies may utilize this funding for investigative and prosecutorial activities, as well as crime and forensic analysis that could increase the rate of successful prosecutions and/or other appropriate resolution of cases. Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA: 16.036 Eligible Applicants: For the purposes of this NOFO, eligible applicants are state and local prosecuting agencies or law enforcement agencies with an engaged prosecutorial entity. 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: County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); State governments; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Special district governments Cost Sharing: No More Info: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172708 — https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172708 Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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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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