Formula Grant 15PBJA21GG03099DNAX

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General Crime Laboratory Division (NDOAG-CLD) will use a $446,091 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance DNA analysis capacity and reduce casework and DNA database sample backlogs. Under the award's two-year period of performance from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024, funding will support supplies, a quality assurance audit, temporary staffing, and analyst training....

This $270,507 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will support ongoing casework capacity increases and specialized equipment and consumable purchases at the Forensic Biology Unit of the Anne Arundel County Police Department to reduce DNA case backlog. Key deliverables include retaining a full-time laboratory technician to assist with quality assurance, administrative tasks, and...

The City of Phoenix Police Department's Laboratory Services Bureau received a $799,488 Formula Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to: 1) Increase the number of eligible CODIS samples by processing 15 backlogged forensic biology cases on overtime and outsourcing 175 backlogged cases; 2) Increase the capacity of the Forensic Biology section by purchasing, validating, and implementing new quantitation and plate...

This $820,920 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, will enable the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services (CBIFS) to enhance its forensic DNA analysis capacity and reduce its DNA case backlog. Key activities funded include: Hiring one full-time, grant-funded Biological Sciences Criminal Investigator I to directly process, record, screen, and/or analyze forensic DNA and DNA...

The California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services will receive $2,265,401 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program over a two-year period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, the Bureau of Forensic Services will use the funding to reduce forensic biology and DNA case backlogs and turnaround times through...

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Forensic Genetics Laboratory (HCIFS-FGL) received a $1,142,198 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funds will be used to increase the number of DNA CODIS-eligible samples analyzed at HCIFS-FGL and reduce turnaround times for CODIS entries. Specifically, the grant will provide funding for overtime, supplies, software maintenance/upgrades, and...

The Kern County District Attorney's Office was awarded a $403,308 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) with a project period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will enable the department's Forensic Science Division to continue enhancing its DNA analysis capabilities, purchasing necessary consumables and equipment, and maintaining staffing to process an average of 700 DNA cases per year. Key activities include...

This $2,687,310 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) supports the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory in addressing its growing forensic DNA casework backlog. The funds will enable the laboratory to: Hire additional DNA analysts to process the increasing volume of sexual assault kit submissions from law enforcement agencies, driven by new legislation requiring more comprehensive testing. Acquire newer, more efficient DNA...

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory Bureau was awarded $459,925 under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the NMDPS 2022 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Project from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Key deliverables include reducing the forensic biology/DNA case backlog through decreased case processing times, providing training...

The Center for Forensic Sciences Forensic Laboratories in Syracuse, New York will use a $294,454 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to increase capacity and reduce backlog in its Forensic Biology/DNA Section between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2024. Specifically, funds will support the transition of a DNA Validation Specialist to 50% casework, purchase replacement and additional...