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The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Middletown, CT received a $1,023,689 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program (CFDA 16.820). The grant funding will enable DESPP to implement modernized record and evidence management systems to benefit postconviction DNA testing. Key activities include: Conducting a comprehensive inventory and electronic cataloguing of retained...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Connecticut has received a $533,200 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funding will enable DESPP's Division of Scientific Services (DSS) and Division of Criminal Justice - Cold Case Unit (DCJ-CCU) to identify, inventory, and prosecute violent crime cold cases with suspect DNA profiles across the state. Key activities include...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection a $821,735 Formula Grant under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the state's efforts to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the backlog of forensic DNA casework and database samples awaiting analysis, as outlined in the...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Middletown, CT was awarded a $770,811 Formula Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support DESPP's Division of Scientific Services to increase DNA processing capacity and reduce turnaround times. Key activities include purchasing automation equipment, providing overtime for...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program (CFDA 16.820) provides $1,523,688 to the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) in Boston, MA to expand their existing hair review project and identify cases from 1970-2000 where serology was used to secure murder convictions. The project aims to identify cases where DNA testing could potentially establish actual innocence and improve reentry support. Key activities...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $855,000 Project Grant under the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program (CFDA 16.820) to the Iowa State Public Defender's Wrongful Conviction Division (WCD). The grant will help the WCD and its partners, the Midwest Innocence Project and Drake Law School's Legal Clinic, expand their capacity to identify and litigate claims of actual innocence through postconviction DNA testing. Specifically, the funding will enable the WCD to hire additional...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $550,000 under the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence federal grant program (CFDA 16.820) to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office for a project period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The award will support efforts by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Conviction Integrity Unit and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Innocence Project to expedite the review of approximately 250 DNA-related...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,523,688 Project Grant under the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program (CFDA 16.820) to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder, CO. The grant funding will support CU's efforts to review two categories of cases in Colorado where postconviction DNA testing could potentially exonerate individuals: 1) 54 Denver cases involving the discredited hair microscopy discipline, and 2) over 600 cases previously rejected for DNA...

The Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division (WSPCLD) will use a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to sustain its Postconviction DNA Initiative through September 2025. Under the grant program titled "Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence" (CFDA 16.820), WSPCLD will continue partnering with the Washington Innocence Project to provide innocent prisoners with timely access to DNA technologies for...

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) received a $294,696 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant will be used by DESPP and its subgrantee, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), to enhance the quality, timeliness, and capabilities of forensic science and medical examiner services in the state of Connecticut. Key activities include professional...