The colorado springs metro crime laboratory (MCL) provides forensic science services to law enforcement agencies in EL paso county (colorado), primarily serving the colorado springs police department,…

The Colorado Springs Metro Crime Laboratory (MCL) will receive $256,241 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The MCL provides forensic science services including DNA analysis to law enforcement agencies in El Paso County, Colorado. Funding will support continued employment of one full-time and one part-time DNA analyst, allowing the MCL's DNA Unit to sustain current analysis capacity. An additional full-time DNA analyst position will be added to increase work production. Funding will also cover attendance at forensic workshops for two MCL personnel during the grant period, focusing on DNA processing issues. The grant aims to help the MCL increase laboratory capacity and reduce DNA sample backlogs to further the goals of the federal DNA Backlog Reduction Program.

The colorado springs metro crime laboratory (MCL) provides forensic science services to law enforcement agencies in EL paso county (colorado), primarily serving the colorado springs police department, the EL paso county sheriff's office, and the 4TH judicial district attorney's office. Continuation funding for personnel costs is requested for two grant funded personnel positions. Continued employment of one full-time DNA analyst and one part-time serologist/ DNA analyst will allow the MCL's DNA unit to sustain current capacity. The MCL seeks to increase its current capacity by the hiring of an additional full-time DNA analyst within the DNA unit. The addition of this position will increase the work production of the MCL. In addition, funding is requested for attendance at the forensic workshop during the grant period (2023 and 2024) for two key personnel from the MCL. The workshops will focus on valuable information related to the elements of a successful project and key issues impacting forensic DNA processing. The proposed grant request will allow the MCL's DNA unit to increase the current capacity to conduct DNA analysis. This request will address the goals of the DNA capacity enhancement for backlog reduction (cebr) program, which is to help eligible states and units of local government to: --increase laboratory capacity, and --reduce backlog