Federal grant · Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

Status
Open
Posted
Oct 28, 2026
Closes
Dec 8, 2026
Est. total funding
—
Award range
— – $1.0M
Expected awards
—
Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172771
Who can apply

Eligible applicants

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program. This opportunity will assist states and units of local government in defraying the costs associated with postconviction case review, evidence location, and DNA testing in violent felony cases (as defined by state law) where the results of such testing might show actual innocence.

Instrument
Grant
Activity
Law, justice and legal services
Assistance listings
16.820
Cost sharing
Not required
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026

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