The kansas city police crime laboratory (kcpcl) has experienced remarkable success in sample capacity enhancement and backlog reduction with prior national institute of justice DNA backlog reduction…

The Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri received a $595,386 Formula Grant award 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 funding will enable the Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory to enhance its DNA testing capacity and reduce its backlog of cases awaiting analysis. Key objectives include decreasing the backlog of cases, increasing the number of DNA samples entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), and improving turnaround time for DNA analysis. The grant will support the employment of six grant-funded DNA examiners to achieve these goals and better serve the citizens of Kansas City and surrounding areas. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

The kansas city police crime laboratory (kcpcl) has experienced remarkable success in sample capacity enhancement and backlog reduction with prior national institute of justice DNA backlog reduction grants. The overarching goal of this project is to decrease the backlog of cases awaiting testing and increase the number of samples entered into combined DNA index system (codis) in the biology section and subsequently improve the turnaround time. The kcpcl intends to meet these goals through employment of six grant funded examiners. The kcpcl is enthusiastic to witness the changes implemented under this grant come to fruition and allow the kcpcl the opportunity to better serve the citizens of kansas city and surrounding areas.