Cooperative Agreement 2010DNBXK065

The Department of State Police Pennsylvania was awarded a $531,983 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to increase its capacity to analyze crime scene samples for upload into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). The funding will be used to purchase new liquid handling robotic instruments, perform validation studies, and implement streamlined laboratory methods to maximize throughput and reduce the number of days to...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,760,453 Formula Grant under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Forensic Services. The funding will enable the laboratory to reduce its backlog of DNA casework samples by replacing and upgrading existing DNA analysis equipment, purchasing supplies, and providing overtime and training for DNA personnel to process, analyze and review backlog cases....

The St. Louis County Crime Laboratory will use $259,146 from the Department of Justice's DNA Backlog Reduction Program to maintain three full-time positions and database software licenses. The laboratory serves over one million citizens and provides forensic services to the St. Louis County Police Department and 90 municipalities. Grant funding will support two Biology/DNA analyst positions, one DNA technician position, and licenses for Database Likelihood Ratios software to rapidly calculate...

The Erie County Forensic Laboratory was awarded a $890,031 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.036 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program). The grant will be used to increase the laboratory's capacity for forensic DNA analysis and reduce the backlog of DNA samples awaiting processing. Specifically, the funding will be used to cover overtime for DNA case processing, purchase laboratory equipment and supplies, validate new DNA...

The Hamilton County Coroner's Office and Laboratory received a $341,213 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) Increase the DNA analysis capacity of the laboratory by purchasing a tissue lysing instrument and a UV crosslinker to prepare and decontaminate samples from unidentified human remains; 2) Reduce the laboratory's backlog of 253 forensic biology/DNA cases by purchasing critical...

The Rhode Island Department of Health Forensic Sciences Laboratory (RIDOH-FSL) received a $650,000 formula grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.741 - DNA Backlog Reduction Program) to enhance the laboratory's DNA processing capacity and reduce the forensic DNA case backlog. The funding will support two full-time senior forensic scientists to process DNA casework, provide overtime for qualified DNA analysts, and purchase new capillary electrophoresis instrumentation. The grant...

The Department of State Police Pennsylvania was awarded a $1,622,427 DNA Backlog Reduction Program formula grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2023. This funding will enable the Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Forensic Services to reduce the number of backlog DNA cases and increase the laboratory's capacity to analyze samples. Key activities include: Replacing and upgrading existing equipment, purchasing supplies for DNA analysis, providing overtime and fringe benefits...

This $1.23 million formula grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund DNA analysis services at the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner through September 2024. As part of the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), grant funds will be used to process additional DNA samples, reduce turnaround times, and lower the case backlog. Specifically, the award will support overtime hours for staff, purchase of laboratory...

The Anne Arundel County Police Department Forensic Services Section was awarded a $268,119 Formula Grant under the FY24 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will fund the following objectives over the 2-year award period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026: Retain a full-time, grant-funded laboratory technician to assist with general laboratory duties, QA/QC, and...

The County of Hamilton, Ohio will receive $304,176 under a Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Hamilton County Coroner's Office and Laboratory to process a backlog of at least 211 forensic biology and DNA cases, purchase additional instrumentation and supplies to increase DNA analysis capacity and keep current with...