BJA FY 2026 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Summary
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.
Eligibility
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. | applicant types: State governments; Special district governments; County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education