FFY2021 - coverdell formula - state of TN

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the State of Tennessee a $415,631 Formula Grant under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023.

Through this funding, the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration will support forensic science and medical examiner services improvements. Sub-awards will provide $49,800 to the Tennessee Department of Health Division of Fiscal Services to purchase 30 Microsoft Surface tablets for county medical examiners to directly enter investigation reports and information from scenes in real time. An additional sub-award will supply $150,000 to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for gas chromatography/mass spectrometer auto sampler towers and additional auto sampler towers for two gas chromatography instruments, as well as an Exion liquid chromatography tower, to improve sample throughput, case efficiency and sensitivity in analysis of drugs and other compounds.