Formula Grant 2019DNBX0114

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Dallas County, Texas a $1.18 million Formula Grant under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. 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 forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis in both casework and database sections. Through...

The Tarrant County Medical Examiners (TCME) Office in Fort Worth, Texas received a $600,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will support the TCME's multi-discipline crime laboratory that provides forensic biology and DNA analysis services. Specifically, the grant will fund the salaries and benefits for a Senior Forensic Biologist and a Forensic Biologist to assist with DNA...

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences Forensic Genetics Laboratory (HCIFS-FGL) received a $1,142,198 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funds will be used to increase the number of DNA CODIS-eligible samples analyzed at HCIFS-FGL and reduce turnaround times for CODIS entries. Specifically, the grant will provide funding for overtime, supplies, software maintenance/upgrades, and...

The Texas Department of Public Safety received a $2.88 million 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 October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The goal of this award 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....

The City of Fort Worth Police Department received a $414,919 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 award 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. Specifically, the funding will support the Police Department's efforts to...

The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) will provide forensic DNA analysis services to reduce the backlog of DNA case samples awaiting analysis in Texas. Funded by $804,791 from the Department of Justice's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), UNTCHI aims to analyze a minimum of 450 new cases (approximately 900 samples) between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2024. As an adjunct laboratory to the Texas Department of Public Safety, UNTCHI conducts...

The City of Fort Worth Police Department Crime Lab will receive $777,735 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to improve forensic services and reduce case backlogs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, $777k will fund outsourcing evidence to accredited labs to analyze the backlog more quickly. It will also maintain a property control specialist to properly...

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth received a $504,012.56 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, 2020 through December 31, 2021. 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 forensic DNA casework and database...

The Texas Attorney General's Office received a $533,200 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) to support the state's Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit. The grant will provide additional resources to effectively investigate unsolved homicides referred to the unit from agencies across Texas, leading to an increase in the capacity of local departments to solve and prosecute violent crimes. Since 2021, the Cold Case and...

The Kern County District Attorney's Office was awarded a $403,308 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) with a project period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will enable the department's Forensic Science Division to continue enhancing its DNA analysis capabilities, purchasing necessary consumables and equipment, and maintaining staffing to process an average of 700 DNA cases per year. Key activities include...