Certification Form Quick Tips: Use of Funds for New Facilities

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to fund improvements to forensic science and medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) services through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Coverdell Program). Under the Formula Coverdell Program, State Administering Agencies (SAAs) may apply for funds to improve forensic science and ME/C services provided by laboratories operated by the state or units of local government. The Coverdell law requires that each applicant certify that the amount of the grant used for the cost of any new facility constructed as part of a program to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or ME/C services will not exceed certain limitations set forth in the Coverdell law. All applicants are required to submit this certification, even if no funds are proposed to be used for new facilities.