Formula Grant 15PBJA21GG03113DNAX

The Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (PCFL) will use $286,748 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to increase DNA analysis capacity and reduce turnaround times from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, PCFL will continue supporting 1.5 DNA analyst positions to perform casework including analysis, reporting, technical reviews and testimony. Funding will also cover DNA...

The St. Louis County, Missouri, Crime Laboratory received a $311,463 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the FY 2023 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to maintain two full-time Biology/DNA Analyst positions and one DNA Technician position, as well as purchase new equipment and software to enhance the laboratory's DNA processing capacity and efficiency. Key products and services...

The St. Louis County Crime Laboratory will use $259,146 from the Department of Justice's DNA Backlog Reduction Program to maintain three full-time positions and database software licenses. The laboratory serves over one million citizens and provides forensic services to the St. Louis County Police Department and 90 municipalities. Grant funding will support two Biology/DNA analyst positions, one DNA technician position, and licenses for Database Likelihood Ratios software to rapidly calculate...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $191,387 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) to the County of St. Lucie, Florida to support the operations of the Indian River Crime Laboratory. The funding will be used to: maintain DNA analysis personnel; replace malfunctioning equipment; obtain supplies and consumables for DNA processing; maintain laboratory accreditation; and secure maintenance and service contracts for DNA analysis...

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Forensic Services Division Crime Laboratory has been awarded a $899,388 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), as part of the Forensic DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funds will be used to hire seven positions, including four Criminalists to process DNA cases and two Police Crime Scene Technicians to support the Forensic Biology Section. Additionally, the funding will support...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will receive $3,468,953 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to support forensic DNA analysis services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. FDLE operates six accredited crime laboratories that completed over 17,400 biology and DNA service requests in 2021 to aid criminal investigations across Florida's population of 22...

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 Cuyahoga County, Ohio Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) will receive $357,582 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The CCRFSL serves as the primary accredited DNA analysis laboratory for Cuyahoga County and will use the funding to address increased forensic casework demands and reduce backlog. Specifically, the...

The St. Charles County Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory (SCCPDCL) received a $100,171 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant will be used to enhance the SCCPDCL's DNA testing capacity and reduce its DNA backlog. Key activities include providing analyst overtime, purchasing DNA extraction and quantitation supplies, and implementing Laboratory Information...

This $250,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.741 - DNA Backlog Reduction Program) supports the Lake County Crime Laboratory (LCCL) in Ohio. The funding will enable the LCCL to maintain and potentially reduce its DNA analysis backlog by retaining a qualified DNA analyst and hiring an additional analyst. This will ensure the LCCL can comply with quality assurance and CODIS requirements, while also addressing the increased demand...