ClosedOpportunity BJA-2020-18432

BJA FY 20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 16, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $470K, with about 10 awards expected and $5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments and 1 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.036 (Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Apr 17, 2020Posted
Jun 16, 2020Application deadline

Posted: Apr 17, 2020
Close date: Jun 16, 2020
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $470,000
Est. total funding: $5,000,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following entities are eligible to apply: • state and local prosecuting agencies, • states (including territories), • units of local government, and • federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Prosecuting Cold Cases using DNA solicitation provides funds to: 1) prosecute violent crime cold cases; and 2) decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution.

Through this program, BJA will provide grant funding to support the prosecution of violent crime cold cases, where DNA from a suspect has been identified (suspect(s) may be known or unknown). Provided that DNA attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been identified, funding support includes investigative activities and crime and forensic analyses that could lead to prosecuting violent crime cold cases, and decreasing the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.036Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.036

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$105M

FY25

$254K

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.036. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $470k, total estimated program funding is $5,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 20 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2020-18432), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.036