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BJA FY25 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

Federal funding opportunity O-BJA-2025-172472 from Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice).

Posted
September 16, 2025
Closed
October 27, 2025
Award ceiling
$500,000
Expected awards
14
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.742
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.742 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$28.1M
FY2025 obligated
−$1.5M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$2.6M
Awards in window
264

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Emergency Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, State Police Oregon Department

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

This NOFO improves forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local government. Funding is to be used for forensic science laboratories and/or medical examiner/coroner offices. (See the Definitions section for additional information).

Who can apply

Units of local government

The official record

Grants.gov published the official terms and dates of this opportunity; this page keeps them as they were listed.

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Agency contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance · [email protected] · 202-514-9354

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