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Montgomery County, Maryland was awarded a $260,000 Formula Grant 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 forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis for both casework and database purposes....

The Montgomery County, Maryland received a $0.00 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 January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. 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 forensic DNA casework and database samples awaiting analysis. Through this...

The Montgomery County Police Crime Laboratory (MCPCL) in Gaithersburg, Maryland received a $219,370 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant funding will support the MCPCL's efforts to outsource DNA analysis cases to a vendor laboratory, Bode Technology, in order to assist with processing the current backlog and an anticipated increase in case submissions as the...

The $275,000 FY23 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Anne Arundel County Police Department Forensic Services Section in Maryland. The grant funding will be used to: Retain a full-time temporary laboratory technician to assist the Forensic Biology Unit with quality assurance, validations, casework, and administrative duties to help reduce the DNA case backlog. Provide approximately 125 hours of...

The Prince George's County Police Department, Forensic Science Division, an ANSI National Accreditation Board accredited laboratory, received a $275,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the FY 2023 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The purpose of this 2-year grant is to outsource DNA evidence analysis from the county's backlogged cases in order to reduce their current DNA case backlog. As the...

The Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division (MSP-FSD) was awarded a $385,078 Formula Grant 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, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support MSP-FSD's goals of controlling its forensic biology/DNA case backlog by outsourcing 205 DNA cases and maintaining an internal backlog of 200 cases or less through FY2024....

The Prince George's County Police Department Forensic Science Division was awarded $260,000 under the FY 2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The award, made on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2023, will enable the Division to outsource DNA evidence from backlogged cases to reduce its current DNA casework backlog. With a population of approximately...

This $270,507 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will support ongoing casework capacity increases and specialized equipment and consumable purchases at the Forensic Biology Unit of the Anne Arundel County Police Department to reduce DNA case backlog. Key deliverables include retaining a full-time laboratory technician to assist with quality assurance, administrative tasks, and...

The Maryland Department of State Police received a $270,085 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). The award period runs from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 and will support the Maryland State Police's efforts to reduce DNA sample analysis backlogs and increase laboratory capacity. Specifically, funding will assist with analyzing forensic DNA samples awaiting...

The Prince George's County Police Department Forensic Science Division will receive $285,368 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). The funding will support outsourcing DNA evidence analysis from backlogged cases to help reduce the county laboratory's backlog. With a population of approximately 950,000 people and relatively high crime rates second only to Baltimore City in...