Postconviction Testing of Dna Evidence
CFDA 16.820 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$32.3M
Awards
39
Recipients
33
States
23
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.8M | 35 | |
| 2025 | $1.5M | 4 | -95.1% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 39 Awards under CFDA 16.820
Largest individual obligations for Postconviction Testing of Dna Evidence.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01948POST_015 THE OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER (OCME) SEEKS FUNDING UNDER THE POST-CONVICTION TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE GRANT PROGRAM, CATEGORY 1, TO HELP EXONERATE THOSE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED… | NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW YORK, NY-12 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01944POST_015 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA INNOCENCE PROJECT (UAIP), A LEGAL CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW, SEEKS FUNDS TO CONDUCT POSTCONVICTION CASE REVIEW,… | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | TUCSON, AZ-07 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01942POST_015 THE WISCONSIN INNOCENCE PROJECT (WIP), A LEGAL CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL, IS THE PRIMARY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO WR… | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Wisconsin | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MADISON, WI-02 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01940POST_015 OUR INNOCENCE ORGANIZATION (IO) SEEKS FUNDING TO REVIEW TWO CATEGORIES OF CASES IN WHICH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING COULD PRODUCE EXCULPATORY RESULTS: (1) A NEWLY-OBTAINED LIST OF… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01938POST_015 THE COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES (CPCS) INNOCENCE PROGRAM, BOSTON POLICE FORENSIC DIVISION AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE CRIME LABORATORY SEEK TO EXPAND THEIR EXISTING H… | COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES Massachusetts | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01936POST_015 THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE GROWING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND THE URGENT NEED TO CORRECT THESE INJUSTICES. IN RESPONSE, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ARE ESTABLISHING UNITS… | DUTCHESS COUNTY OF (INC) New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY-18 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01946POST_015 THE ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE (ACDAO) SERVES A POPULATION OF ALMOST TWO MILLION PEOPLE, ACROSS 813 SQUARE MILES. OVER 2,000 CALIFORNIANS ARE INCARCERATED IN STATE P… | COUNTY OF ALAMEDA California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OAKLAND, CA-12 | 2024 | $1,523,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02623POST_015 PROPOSAL ABSTRACT
SINCE 1989, 536 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXONERATED AFTER POSTCONVICTION REVIEW OF DNA EVIDENCE IN THEIR CASES. AS DNA TECHNOLOGY HAS EVOLVED, THERE REMAIN SIGNIFICANT… | OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MATHER, CA-06 | 2024 | $1,246,310 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01933POST_015 THE DIVISION OF SCIENTIFIC SERVICES (DSS) IS SEEKING GRANT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT MODERNIZED RECORD AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT WILL BENEFIT POSTCONVICTION TESTING. SUCCESS… | EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF Connecticut | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MIDDLETOWN, CT-01 | 2024 | $1,023,689 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG01935POST_015 THE OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER (OCME) SEEKS FUNDING UNDER THE POST-CONVICTION TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE GRANT, CATEGORY 2, TO PRESERVE DNA EVIDENCE THAT MAY EXONERATE THOSE WR… | NEW YORK CITY OFF OF CHEIF MED EXAM New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW YORK, NY-12 | 2024 | $1,023,688 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02622POST_015 TRAVIS COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAPITAL AREA PRIVATE DEFENDER SERVICE AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN, SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION FOR FY 21 POSTCONVICTION TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE PROGR… | TRAVIS, COUNTY OF Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | AUSTIN, TX-37 | 2024 | $819,947 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02629POST_015 NEW ORLEANS IS POOR. IT HAS A VERY HIGH CRIME RATE AND POOR PUBLIC SERVICES. POLICE STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH CASES AND WE HAVE A LOW VIOLENT CRIME CLEARANCE RATE FOR A COMBINATION… | ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW ORLEANS, LA-02 | 2024 | $819,923 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02628POST_015 DNA SCIENCE HAS POWERFULLY AND CONCLUSIVELY PROVEN THAT INNOCENT PEOPLE CAN AND HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, AT A RATE BETWEEN 5% TO 8% OF ALL CON… | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Hawaii | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | HONOLULU, HI-01 | 2024 | $819,659 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02625POST_015 THE CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNIT'S POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REINVESTIGATE CASES WHICH PRESENT A CREDIBLE CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOME REDRES… | FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Ohio | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | COLUMBUS, OH-03 | 2024 | $798,047 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01413POST_015 SINCE 1989, DNA TESTING HAS EXONERATED 558 INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE. ONLY 27 OF 558 DNA-RELATED EXONERATIONS TOOK PLACE IN CALIFORNIAA STATE THAT INCARCERATES MORE INMATES THAN ANY… | CAL STATE LA UNIVERSITY AUXILIARY SERVICES INC California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LOS ANGELES, CA-34 | 2024 | $796,310 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01415POST_015 WITH OVER 47,227 PEOPLE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED IN PRISON, GEORGIA HAS THE 8TH HIGHEST RATE OF INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES. GEORGIAS MOST POPULOUS COUNTY, FULTON COUNTY, IS… | COUNTY OF FULTON Georgia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2024 | $796,310 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01418POST_015 THE DELAWARE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL (CJC), ALONG WITH PROPOSED SUBRECIPIENT INNOCENCE DELAWARE, SEEKS FUNDING TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL AND SUPPORTING RESOURCES TO PURSUE POSTCONVICT… | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WILMINGTON, DE-00 | 2024 | $796,310 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01417POST_015 THIS APPLICATION FOR THE POST CONVICTION TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE GRANT TOWARDS THE DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICES CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNIT (CIU)-FOCUSES ON INTENSIFYING… | DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DALLAS, TX-30 | 2024 | $796,309 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01416POST_015 FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE DNA POST CONVICTION PROJECT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, SCHOOL OF LAW (DNA PROJECT) HAS BEEN RECEIVING AND EVALUATING WRONGFUL CONVICTION CLAIMS.… | UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO Puerto Rico | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PR-98 | 2024 | $796,309 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01411POST_015 CREATED IN 2006 BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE NORTH CAROLINA INNOCENCE INQUIRY COMMISSION (COMMISSION) IS A NEUTRAL, FACT-FINDING STATE AGENCY CHARGED WITH INVESTIGA… | JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $796,309 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01410POST_015 IN 2019, THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE HAS PLACED ITSELF ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BY ESTABLISHING ONE OF THE FIRST STATEWIDE CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNI… | MI DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LANSING, MI-07 | 2024 | $796,275 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01419POST_015 LOUISIANA STILL LEADS THE NATION IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED PER CAPITA AND THE NUMBER OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. THERE ARE N… | LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BATON ROUGE, LA-06 | 2024 | $787,562 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02626POST_015 IN 2015, THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) PUBLISHED A STUDY CONCLUDING THAT HAIR MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS IS INACCURATE AND UNRELIABLE. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THAT STUDY, TH… | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOULDER, CO-02 | 2024 | $754,224 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02624POST_015 THE KENTUCKY INNOCENCE PROJECT (KIP) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY ("DPA") SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH THE BJA POSTCONVICTION TESTING OF DNA EVIDENCE INITIATIVE IN ORDER TO ASSI… | COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY Kentucky | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FRANKFORT, KY-01 | 2024 | $746,184 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02630POST_015 THE ILLINOIS INNOCENCE PROJECT (IIP), FOUNDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD IN 2001, SEEKS FUNDING TO USE DNA TESTING TO RESOLVE POSTCONVICTION CASES EMERGING FROM IIP… | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SPRINGFIELD, IL-13 | 2024 | $740,526 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02620POST_015 IN 1997, ILLINOIS BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO ADOPT LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FOR POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING TO PROVE ACTUAL INNOCENCE [725 ILCS 5/116-3]; ILLINOIS RECENTLY… | COUNTY OF COOK Illinois | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | CHICAGO, IL-07 | 2024 | $716,868 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02631POST_015 THE IDAHO FORENSIC JUSTICE PROJECT (IDFJP) AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY HAS PARTNERED
WITH INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN MONTANA, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, GEORGIA AND MARYLAND
TO PROVIDE DN… | BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Idaho | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOISE, ID-02 | 2024 | $701,699 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG01412POST_015 THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL THROUGH THE CRIME LABORATORY DIVISION (WSPCLD) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANALYZING EVIDENTIAL MATERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR ALL STATE A… | WASHINGTON STATE PATROL Washington | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OLYMPIA, WA-10 | 2025 | $550,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02619POST_015 ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EXONERATIONS, SINCE 1989 THERE HAVE BEEN 1,418 EXONERATIONS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES (HOMICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS). DNA EVIDENCE HAS BEEN A CONTRI… | CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $537,950 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0011_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | TRENTON, NJ-12 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0013_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | COUNTY OF FULTON Georgia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0003_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES Massachusetts | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2025 | $491,357 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0009_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | COUNTY OF WAYNE Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DETROIT, MI-13 | 2024 | $453,456 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0004_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | WASHINGTON STATE PATROL Washington | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OLYMPIA, WA-10 | 2024 | $439,123 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0001_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY-07 | 2024 | $418,877 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0008_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $386,213 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03392POST_015 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW SCHOOL & MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECT REGIONAL WRONGFUL CONVICTION REVIEW IS APARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW SCHOOL INNOCENCE CLINIC (M… | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM Missouri | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | COLUMBIA, MO-03 | 2025 | $361,974 |
ASST_NON_2020DYBX0007_015 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, BJA PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES (AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW) IN WHICH ACTUAL… | THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Missouri | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | COLUMBIA, MO-03 | 2024 | $296,706 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02621POST_015 THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS (DAS) OFFICE HAS BEEN A LEADING FORCE IN THE USE OF DNA TECHNOLOGY TO EXONERATE THE INNOCENT. IN 2019, THE DAS LABORATORY OF FORENSIC SERV… | COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SACRAMENTO, CA-07 | 2025 | $99,444 |
Top 39 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $4.5M | 4 |
| California | $3.7M | 4 |
| Colorado | $2.3M | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $2.0M | 2 |
| Texas | $1.6M | 2 |
| Louisiana | $1.6M | 2 |
| Wisconsin | $1.5M | 1 |
| Arizona | $1.5M | 1 |
| Illinois | $1.5M | 2 |
| Georgia | $1.3M | 2 |
| Michigan | $1.2M | 2 |
| North Carolina | $1.2M | 2 |
| Connecticut | $1.0M | 1 |
| Washington | $989K | 2 |
| Hawaii | $820K | 1 |
| Ohio | $798K | 1 |
| Delaware | $796K | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | $796K | 1 |
| Kentucky | $746K | 1 |
| Idaho | $702K | 1 |
| Missouri | $659K | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | $538K | 1 |
| New Jersey | $500K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Justice$32.3M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs