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BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement—Competitive Grants Program. This opportunity funds improvements to forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states

Funding
Varies
Category
Uncategorized
Status
OPEN
Deadline
10/30/2026

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This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement—Competitive Grants Program. This opportunity funds improvements to forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local government.

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 00Grants.gov eligibility code 01Grants.gov eligibility code 02Grants.gov eligibility code 04Grants.gov eligibility code 07Grants.gov eligibility code 11
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: State governments
  • Applicant type: County governments
  • Applicant type: City or township governments
  • Applicant type: Special district governments
  • Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Applicant type: Native American tribal organizations

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Up to USD 500,000
  • Recorded deadline: October 30, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services
Do not infer missing fields: geographic eligibility. Absence from this directory record is not evidence that a restriction does not exist.
Before investing in an application, connect every eligibility claim, required registration, submission component and deadline to the current official notice. Open the recorded official source →

Application checklist

How to apply for BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 04, Grants.gov eligibility code 07, Grants.gov eligibility code 11.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • No sufficiently specific eligibility summary is stored.

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

October 29, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 23, 2026.