Project Grant 2020CDBX0074

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance (OCJA) was awarded a $294,696 Formula Grant under the FY 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement (FSI) Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will be subawarded to three forensic crime laboratories in Nevada to support a variety of initiatives. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department Forensic Laboratory (LVMPD) will receive $134,154 to procure...

The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab (NSPCL) received a $724,647 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to: 1) reduce the backlog of forensic biology/DNA cases by supporting 5 dedicated forensic scientist positions; 2) maintain the turnaround time and backlog-free status of DNA database samples by continuing to fund a forensic scientist for database operations; 3) provide continuing education for...

The County of Niagara Forensic Laboratory in Lockport, New York will receive $254,664 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding is part of the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742), which aims to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Specifically, the laboratory will use the award to automate ELISA drug screening,...

The Omaha Police Department was awarded $500,000 under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The award will fund the Omaha Prosecuting Cold Cases Program to enhance cold case homicide investigations and prosecutions through DNA analysis and genealogical research. Specifically, the program will hire additional staff to re-test up to 200 potential suspect DNA profiles from 62 unsolved cold cases using...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) to the Oregon State Police (OSP), Forensic Services Division (FSD). The grant will fund the purchase of an additional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) instrument to increase specimen capacity and redundancy for both post-mortem drug analysis in blood and driving under the influence of...

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General Crime Laboratory Division (NDOAG-CLD) was awarded a $294,696 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). This funding will be used to support several key objectives over the 2-year grant period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Specifically, the grant funding will be utilized to provide required training and continuing education for NDOAG-CLD's laboratory...

The Nebraska State Patrol Crime Lab (NSPCL) received a $312,708 Federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The award will fund two evidence technicians to provide quality and timely evidence handling and administrative support services, one administrative staff member to convert hard copy case files to electronic format, continuing education and process mapping...

The Cuyahoga County, Ohio Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) received a $382,398 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding will enhance the laboratory's DNA extraction and analysis capabilities to better serve Cuyahoga County's disadvantaged communities, as well as the broader region. Specifically, the grant will support the acquisition of...

This $400,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Division (WCSO-FSD) in increasing its DNA analysis capacity and capabilities. The WCSO-FSD serves as the forensic laboratory for all state and local law enforcement agencies in northern Nevada, with its Biology Unit overseeing DNA analysis and uploading profiles to the national DNA database (CODIS). Funding...

The Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center (Center) will receive $414,277 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding is provided through the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) to replace one liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry system and eliminate the Center's autopsy case backlog. The Center serves as the crime laboratory and medical examiner's...