In this grant application the forensic services bureau is requesting funds to continue funding one fixed term DNA position to help reduce the backlog

This $243,744 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.036 - Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program) provides funding to the County of Ventura, California to help reduce the backlog of DNA cases. The grant will support one fixed-term DNA analyst position to screen evidence and conduct DNA analysis, with the goal of reducing the number of pending DNA cases by 55 per year and entering an additional 15-20 DNA profiles into CODIS annually, resulting in an anticipated 7-10 CODIS hits per year. The overall objective is to improve the agency's DNA analysis capacity and reduce the DNA case backlog.

This individual will help screen evidence and conduct DNA analysis. The overall objective of this grant is to improve DNA analysis capacity and to reduce the number of backlogged DNA cases. The laboratorys goal is to reduce the number of pending cases by 55 cases per year. This will result in an additional fifteen to twenty DNA profiles being entered into the combined DNA index system (codis) each year with an anticipated result of seven to ten codis hits per year.