Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2023 171582
The BJA FY 23 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number O-BJA-2023-171582) is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It is designed to help jurisdictions move long-unsolved violent crime cases toward prosecution when modern DNA work has already produced a DNA profile tied to a suspect, whether that suspect is known or still unknown. The central idea is to turn advances in DNA identification into filed cases and courtroom-ready prosecutions, while also allowing the remaining investigative and forensic steps needed to make that prosecution possible.
The program focuses specifically on violent crime cold cases where a DNA profile attributed to a known or unknown suspect has been identified. Funding is aimed at the prosecution phase, but it also recognizes that successful prosecution often requires additional work beyond the lab result itself. As long as that key threshold is met (an identified DNA profile connected to a suspect), grant funds can support the investigative activities, crime analysis, and forensic analysis that help transform a cold case into a prosecutable case. In practice, this can include efforts to strengthen evidence, resolve outstanding investigative leads, complete needed forensic testing or reviews, and prepare the case in a manner that meets legal standards for charging and trial.
BJA frames the solicitation within broader Department of Justice priorities: advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the community. In other words, the grant is not only about closing cases, but also about doing that work in a way that reinforces fairness, accountability, and public confidence, while acknowledging the long-term impact cold cases have on victims, survivors, and communities.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of government entities and tribal entities: state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments. The solicitation also lists an "Others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. The funding activity category is Law, Justice, and Legal Services, and the program is associated with CFDA number 16.036.
Financially, the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $500,000. BJA anticipated making about 15 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity was created on February 9, 2023, with an original application closing date of April 4, 2023. Overall, the grant is structured to help jurisdictions capitalize on identified DNA profiles in violent crime cold cases by supporting the legal, investigative, and forensic work necessary to bring those cases to prosecution and, ultimately, resolution.Apply for O BJA 2023 171582
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 23 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.036.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 09, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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