Cooperative Agreement 2010DNBXK107

The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) was awarded a $710,490 Formula Grant under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds will be used to increase the capacity and efficiency of APD's forensic DNA unit and database laboratory, the New Mexico DNA Identification System (NMDIS). Key objectives include providing infrastructure support, implementing a laboratory information management system, and training personnel to enable APD to process...

The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Crime Laboratory DNA Unit received a $490,190 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant funding will be used to enhance the efficiency of the APD's DNA unit and the New Mexico DNA Identification System (NMDIS) unit, with the goal of processing more DNA samples and reducing the backlog of forensic and DNA database samples. Key...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $300,437 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS). The grant funding will support NMDPS's forensic DNA backlog reduction project, which aims to process backlogged crime scene samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and increase the capacity of the NMDPS Forensic Laboratory Bureau (FLB) to process these samples. Key project...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.833 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative) awarded the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Evidence Unit a $1.1 million Project Grant to investigate 503 unresolved cold case homicides. The grant funding will enable APD to conduct DNA and forensic genetic genealogy testing, hire civilian staff, and pay detective overtime to screen, prepare, and investigate the cold cases. A multi-disciplinary team including law enforcement, laboratory personnel, and...

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to support the New Mexico Forensic Laboratory DNA Outsourcing Project. The goal of this initiative is to address the significant backlog of over 1,000 pending forensic cases at the Santa Fe Forensic Laboratory, which receives more than 450 new cases annually related to suspected violent crimes. By...

The City of Tucson, Arizona was awarded a $283,086 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The goal of this two-year award is to assist eligible state and local governments in increasing DNA laboratory capacity and reducing the number of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis in casework and database sections. Specifically, the City of Tucson will use this funding to enhance DNA...

The City of Tucson is receiving a $471,541 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant will fund two Evidence Examination Specialists and two DNA Criminalists to screen, sample, and analyze a backlog of DNA cases, with a focus on homicides and sexual assaults. This is expected to enable the processing of 110 cases consisting of approximately 550 items per specialist and 110 cases with 550 samples per criminalist...

The City of San Diego, operating as the San Diego Police Department, received a $313,077 formula grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the department's crime laboratory. The funding will enable the crime lab to reduce DNA case turnaround times, increase samples analyzed per analyst, decrease the backlog of DNA cases, provide mandated training for DNA analysts, and expand DNA profile entry into the...

The New Hampshire Department of Safety, through its New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory (NHSPFL), was awarded a $650,000 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will be used to: 1) Maintain and improve turnaround time for forensic biology casework; 2) Reduce the current DNA database backlog and improve turnaround time for CODIS sample entry; 3) Ensure continuity of operations and...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Alaska Department of Public Safety $558,791 under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) Formula Grant. The funding supports the Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory's efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 to reduce DNA sample backlogs in both casework and database sections. The DNA Backlog Reduction Program aims to increase laboratory capacity and lower the number of...