BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Others named in the notice (see the eligibility text)
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Other Native American tribal organizations
• State governments
• County governments

Eligibility details from the notice

For the purposes of this NOFO, eligible applicants are state and local prosecuting agencies or law enforcement agencies with an engaged prosecutorial entity. For the purposes of this NOFO, “other units of local government” include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

Registrations you will likely need

Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.

• SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
• A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
• A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

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