Formula Grant 2019DNBX0016

The County of Onondaga, doing business as Management & Budget, received a $311,164 DNA Backlog Reduction Program formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.741). The funding will enable the county's Forensic Biology/DNA Section to increase its DNA analysis capacity and reduce case backlogs. Specifically, the grant will fund a DNA validation specialist position, overtime hours to increase sample processing, and the purchase of additional...

The County of Onondaga Health Department received a $149,597.48 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. The goal of this federal grant program is to assist eligible States and local governments to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the number of DNA samples awaiting analysis in both casework and database...

This $526,741 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will enable the Monroe County Crime Laboratory in New York to maintain staffing and processes to analyze a minimum of 250 DNA cases and enter eligible DNA profiles into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Key objectives include assigning, analyzing, and issuing reports for at least 50 cases per month by the end of the 2-year project period....

The County of Suffolk, New York, received a $440,828 formula grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741/16.036) to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory's Biological Sciences Section. The grant funding will be used to: Purchase new and replacement DNA extraction, quantitation, amplification, and storage equipment, as well as updated DNA analysis software to increase the...

The County of Suffolk, New York received a $325,833 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The goal of this federal grant program is to assist eligible state and local governments to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the number of DNA samples awaiting analysis in both casework and database sections. Under this award, the County of Suffolk Office of the Medical...

The County of Suffolk, New York, received a $561,678 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory's Biological Sciences Section. The grant funding will be used to purchase and install a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to replace the laboratory's current outdated system. The new LIMS will enable the crime lab to...

This $514,610 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) supports the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory (SCCL) in New York. The funding is intended to reduce the backlog of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis and increase the throughput of forensic DNA casework samples submitted for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Specifically, the grant will be used to...

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 County of Westchester was awarded a $314,752 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funding will be used to increase the capacity and efficiency of the county's forensic science laboratory to perform DNA analysis and upload qualifying DNA profiles to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Specifically, the grant will enable the purchase of new laboratory equipment and supplies, provide...

The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department will receive $470,810 under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to address forensic DNA case backlogs and improve DNA analysis capacity from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Funds will be used to analyze a minimum of 300 backlogged violent and non-violent crime DNA cases through overtime, provide continuing education training to 14 DNA analysts...