Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2023 171625
The BJA FY 23 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program is a federal grant opportunity from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), offered through the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Its core purpose is to help publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories process more DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), with a clear emphasis on reducing existing backlogs of DNA cases and preventing new backlogs from forming. In practical terms, the program is designed to strengthen the throughput and operational capacity of government crime labs that already conduct DNA analysis, so they can move samples from waiting queues into completed DNA profiles that can be uploaded to CODIS and used in investigations.
The solicitation is framed within OJP's broader public safety and justice priorities. It explicitly ties the funding to goals such as advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, improving community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. While the day-to-day work funded by the program is laboratory-focused, the intended downstream impact is system-wide: faster DNA processing can support more timely investigative leads, help resolve cases, and reduce delays that can affect victims, suspects, and courts alike.
This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant (FundingInstrumentType: Grant) under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, with CFDA/Assistance Listing number 16.741. Eligible applicants include state governments and units of local government such as county governments and city or township governments, along with public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. A key eligibility detail embedded in the description is that applicants should be states or local units of government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis; the program is aimed at boosting capacity in labs that are already operational rather than creating entirely new DNA lab capabilities from scratch.
Funding details indicate an award ceiling of up to $3,500,000 per award, with an estimated 135 awards expected. The opportunity was created on February 24, 2023, and the original application closing date was April 19, 2023. The official opportunity identifier is "O BJA 2023 171625," and the formal title is "BJA FY 23 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program."
Overall, the CEBR Program is best understood as a capacity-building and backlog-reduction investment targeted at forensic DNA operations tied to CODIS. By funding efforts that allow labs to process more forensic and database DNA samples and move them into CODIS, the program seeks to shrink the number of samples awaiting analysis, prevent bottlenecks from returning, and improve the speed and effectiveness of the broader criminal justice response while aligning with OJP priorities around equity, access to justice, and community trust.Apply for O BJA 2023 171625
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 23 Formula DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.741.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 135 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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