Formula Grant 15PBJA21GG03123DNAX

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) will receive $1.71 million under the FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program Formula Grant awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The LAPD Forensic Science Division's Serology/DNA Unit will use the funding to analyze approximately 630 forensic DNA cases in-house over 24 months, reduce the backlog of forensic DNA casework by 5%, and train 6-10 additional criminalists to...

The Baltimore County, Maryland Police Department received a $270,000 Formula Grant award under the FY 2023 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will be used to increase the capacity and efficiency of the county's forensic crime laboratory to process and analyze more DNA samples, generate more DNA profiles for CODIS, and produce more CODIS matches. This will help reduce delays in the...

The Baltimore County Police Department in Maryland will receive $286,351 under the FY 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds will support increased DNA analysis capacity and productivity at the County's crime laboratory through procurement of new DNA analysis equipment, supplies, software updates, outsourcing of backlogged cases, quality assurance audits, and...

This $1.23 million formula grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund DNA analysis services at the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner through September 2024. As part of the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), grant funds will be used to process additional DNA samples, reduce turnaround times, and lower the case backlog. Specifically, the award will support overtime hours for staff, purchase of laboratory...

The $275,000 FY23 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Anne Arundel County Police Department Forensic Services Section in Maryland. The grant funding will be used to: Retain a full-time temporary laboratory technician to assist the Forensic Biology Unit with quality assurance, validations, casework, and administrative duties to help reduce the DNA case backlog. Provide approximately 125 hours of...

The North Carolina State Crime Laboratory will use this $2.3 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program to increase DNA testing capacity and reduce casework and database sample backlogs through September 2024. Funding will support continued process improvements and training to allow both the casework and database sections to maintain testing volumes despite rising submission rates. The...

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General (NDOAG) Crime Laboratory Division received a $600,000 Formula Grant award under the FY24 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (CFDA 16.036), administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This funding will support the NDOAG Crime Laboratory's efforts to reduce their forensic DNA casework and DNA database sample backlogs. Specifically, the grant will be used to purchase laboratory supplies and equipment, hire a...

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Service (BCA FSS) will use a $1.098 million formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance DNA analysis capacity and reduce backlogs. The award, provided under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), will fund various initiatives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 aimed at increasing the BCA FSS' ability to analyze...

The State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in South Carolina was awarded a $1,136,367 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.741) to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the agency's forensic DNA laboratory. The funding will be used to: Analyze approximately 100 DNA cases and 2,000 database samples using grant-funded overtime Outsource the analysis of approximately 332 DNA cases Provide continuing education and training...

The Cuyahoga County, Ohio Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) received a $382,398 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding will enhance the laboratory's DNA extraction and analysis capabilities to better serve Cuyahoga County's disadvantaged communities, as well as the broader region. Specifically, the grant will support the acquisition of...