FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)
At a glance
FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 7, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $3M, with about 140 awards expected and $100M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.741 (DNA Backlog Reduction Program).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 13, 2022Posted
- Jul 7, 2022Application deadline
- Posted
- May 13, 2022
- Close date
- Jul 7, 2022
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $3,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $100,030,623
- Expected awards
- 140
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Other
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public colleges & universities
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
See eligibility section for additional information. * 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.
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.
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.
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.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.741
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Bureau of Justice Assistance
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-514-9354
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $3m, total estimated program funding is $100,030,623 and the agency expects to make about 140 awards.
How do I apply for “FY 22 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (Formula)”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2022-171344), 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.
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