BJA’s FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program provides funding to states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories 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 prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
The overarching goal of BJA’s FY 2022 DNA CEBR Program is to assist eligible states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories or laboratory systems to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples for CODIS, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting CODIS analysis and/or prevent a backlog of CODIS eligible forensic and database DNA samples.
Objectives
The DNA CEBR Program awards funding to eligible entities with two program objectives:
- Increase the number of CODIS eligible samples analyzed in forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories.
- Reduce the forensic case and DNA database sample turnaround times for CODIS entry.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 24
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments, County governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments, Other
- For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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