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The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in Georgia received a $700,222 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant funds will be used to improve the timeliness of forensic evidence analysis and reduce the backlog of unworked cases by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of Forensic Sciences. Specifically, the grant will pay for existing crime lab scientists to work overtime, as well...

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety will receive a $562,936 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will be used to enhance the investigative capabilities, efficiency, and reduce case backlogs of the state's Forensic and Technical Services (F&TS) Section, which includes the Office of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Services Bureau. Specifically, the grant will enable the...

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council was awarded a $646,365 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Coverdell Program aims to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services. This award will support reducing the backlog at the Georgia Bureau of...

This $374,464 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will support the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy in Maryland to enhance the quality, timeliness, and capabilities of the state's forensic science and medical examiner services. The funding will be used to reduce backlogs related to latent print examination, firearms examination, and drug analysis, as well as purchase...

The Maine Department of Public Safety has been awarded a $312,708 Formula Grant under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. This funding will support the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory (MSPCL), Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), and Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) in addressing issues with staff training, equipment, and backlogs. Specifically, the MSPCL...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $294,696 Formula Grant under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory. The grant will fund three primary activities: 1) upgrading medical examiner dictation hardware and software to improve efficiency in autopsy report production, 2) providing equipment for the physical evidence section to meet increasing caseload demands, and 3) supporting professional development...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of Forensic Sciences (DOFS) will use a $659,045 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to improve the timeliness of forensic analysis and reduce its existing casework backlog. Through the end of September 2024, DOFS plans to send approximately 400 suspected opioid drug cases to a private laboratory for analysis and pay existing crime laboratory scientists overtime to...

This $472,201 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) supports initiatives to enhance the quality, timeliness, and capabilities of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services across the state of Arizona. The grant funds will be used to provide training and educational opportunities, hire personnel for overtime, purchase new technology, prepare for accreditation, and cover laboratory...

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...

This $714,114 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program) is focused on enhancing the quality, timeliness, and capabilities of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services across 13 agencies throughout the state of Ohio. The key goals of the funding are to: (1) retain qualified personnel to assist in reducing/eliminating backlogs in forensic science evidence analysis;...