The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), seeks applications for funding under the FY 2023 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,500,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide funding to 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) by publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories, 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.
Funding under this program supports the following purposes:
- To carry out, for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index System, DNA analysis of database samples collected under applicable legal authority.
- To carry out, for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index System, DNA analysis of forensic case (e.g., “crime scene”) samples.
- To increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to conduct DNA analysis of database and crime scene samples for entry into CODIS.
NOTICE: At BJA they recognize the importance of non-CODIS advances in DNA technology for the criminal justice field; however, since the purpose of the DNA CEBR Program is to process samples for CODIS and to increase the capacity of labs to process samples for CODIS, forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis (FGG) expenses are not allowable under the DNA CEBR Program at this time.
Goals
The overarching goal of BJA’s FY 2023 Formula DNA CEBR Program is to assist eligible 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) by publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories.
Objectives
The Formula DNA CEBR Program awards funding to eligible entities with two main 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
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $103,688,911
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $3,500,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
24
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For the 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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