GrantSmall businesses not listed as eligible
BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Formula Grants Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Award ceiling
$23,757,080
Award floor
$0
- Opportunity #
- O-BJA-2026-172759
- Agency
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- ALN (CFDA)
- 16.742
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Closes
- Oct 30, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •State governments
Synopsis
Under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grant Program, state administering agencies (SAAs) may be eligible and apply for both formula and competitive funds. This NOFO is ONLY for formula funds. An applicant seeking to apply for Coverdell competitive funds (consistent with 34 U.S.C. § 10563(a)(2)) that are available to eligible states and units of local government would need to apply separately under BJA’s FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement—Competitive Grants Program NOFO.
Contact
Bureau of Justice Assistance · OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov