Cooperative Agreement 2000MUCXK01201

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was awarded a $3,538,044 Formula Grant under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA #16.741) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will be used to achieve a reduction in the forensic DNA case backlog, increase laboratory capacity, and enhance the DNA analysis throughput of FDLE's crime laboratories. Specific activities supported include paying overtime for in-house casework, outsourcing casework to private accredited labs, funding...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement received a $3.1 million formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The goal of this federal grant program is to assist eligible states and local governments to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the number of DNA samples awaiting analysis for both casework and database...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will receive $3,468,953 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to support forensic DNA analysis services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. FDLE operates six accredited crime laboratories that completed over 17,400 biology and DNA service requests in 2021 to aid criminal investigations across Florida's population of 22...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was awarded a $497,521 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant will fund the implementation of a commercial digital data and image acquisition and management system to enhance the quality, efficiency, and timeliness of the FDLE Crime Laboratory System's forensic analysis and reporting processes. Key objectives include...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was awarded a $671,824 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to integrate an updated automated differential extraction system into FDLE's laboratory workflow to enhance efficiency and throughput for processing sexual assault kits (SAKs). This will reduce turnaround times for SAK analysis and have a positive impact on overall case processing for all...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) received an $11.28 million block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support a range of criminal justice initiatives across Florida. Key activities include purchasing fingerprint management systems, rapid ID scanners, ballistic...

This $1,674,977 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742), supports enhancements to forensic science and medical examiner services across the state of Florida. The grant funds will be used by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and its partner agencies, including the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) Division of Investigative and Forensic Services and 25 District...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has been awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to implement the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funds will be used to maintain SORNA substantial implementation in Florida by hiring an attorney to provide litigation and legal research support, as well as...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration a $1.4 million cooperative agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The award aimed to improve Tennessee's criminal history records system and support related initiatives. Key deliverables included connecting approximately 36,864 case dispositions to criminal history...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement received a $1.5 million project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the department's Anti-Heroin Task Force to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and unlawful prescription opioid trafficking across Florida through September 2025. As...