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ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2022-171341

BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 22, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $500K, with about 15 awards expected and $4.39M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.742 (Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program).

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Key facts

  1. May 12, 2022Posted
  2. Jun 22, 2022Application deadline
Posted
May 12, 2022
Close date
Jun 22, 2022
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$500,000
Est. total funding
$4,395,000
Expected awards
15
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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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.

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. This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing states and units of local government with tools needed to meet the challenges of crime and justice.

With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks proposals for competitive funding under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Coverdell Program), which awards grants to states and units of local government to help improve forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Under the Coverdell Program, state administering agencies (SAAs) may apply for both formula and competitive funds. Units of local government may apply for competitive funds. This solicitation is ONLY for the competitive funds. An applicant that seeks to apply for Coverdell formula funds (consistent with 34 U.S.C. § 10563(a)(1)) available for grants to eligible states would need to apply under BJA’s FY 2022 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Formula) solicitation.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.742

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$29.5M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.742. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.742

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 264 grant awards had funding actions under Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program, with 283 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT$2.13M
  2. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES$2.03M
  3. TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR$1.77M
  4. KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION$1M
  5. STATE POLICE OREGON DEPARTMENT$813K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive”?

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

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $500k, total estimated program funding is $4,395,000 and the agency expects to make about 15 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 22 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program - Competitive”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2022-171341), 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
Award range
Up to $750K
Closes
Oct 29, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 4 more
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