Formula Grant 2020DNBX0024

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) was awarded a $1,505,081 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will support ADFS in increasing its laboratory capacity to reduce forensic DNA casework and DNA database sample backlogs. Specifically, the grant will fund analyst overtime and purchase of biology supplies to process, record, screen, and analyze an...

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) received a $1,696,595 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to: 1) Increase ADFS's forensic DNA casework analysis capacity and reduce backlogs through hiring analyst overtime and purchasing laboratory supplies, 2) Prevent DNA database sample backlogs by funding overtime and supplies, and 3) Enhance long-term capacity for...

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) received a $1,351,616 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 be used to: 1) Increase the capacity of ADFS's forensic DNA casework laboratories, thereby reducing the backlog, through analyst overtime and purchasing biology supplies; 2) Prevent a DNA database sample backlog by providing analyst...

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences received a $1.476 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 funding will assist the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in increasing DNA laboratory capacity and reducing the number of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis at both the casework and database...

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) was awarded $307,559 under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support ADFS in enhancing its toxicology and drug chemistry laboratory capacity to address the opioid crisis in Alabama. ADFS provides forensic services to over 450 law enforcement agencies statewide. It will use the award to purchase...

The $275,000 FY23 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Anne Arundel County Police Department Forensic Services Section in Maryland. The grant funding will be used to: Retain a full-time temporary laboratory technician to assist the Forensic Biology Unit with quality assurance, validations, casework, and administrative duties to help reduce the DNA case backlog. Provide approximately 125 hours of...

This $520,321 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), will support the Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory's (AKSCDL) efforts to process forensic biology casework and DNA database samples. As the sole provider of DNA analysis services for criminal investigations statewide, the AKSCDL aims to reduce backlogs and maintain current capabilities in its forensic biology...

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) received a $325,591 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will be used to enhance ADFS's laboratory capacity and streamline the testing process for opioid-related forensic casework. Specifically, the funds will be used to purchase and implement targeted scientific instrumentation for the ADFS Toxicology Section,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Alaska Department of Public Safety $558,791 under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) Formula Grant. The funding supports the Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory's efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 to reduce DNA sample backlogs in both casework and database sections. The DNA Backlog Reduction Program aims to increase laboratory capacity and lower the number of...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will receive $3,468,953 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 support forensic DNA analysis services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. FDLE operates six accredited crime laboratories that completed over 17,400 biology and DNA service requests in 2021 to aid criminal investigations across Florida's population of 22...