Formula Grant 2020DNBX0154

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), within the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, awarded a $1,407,394 formula grant under the DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (CFDA 16.741) to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory. The funding will be used to maintain 7 DNA analyst trainee positions, outsource non-violent crime sample analysis to vendor laboratories, and acquire critical laboratory equipment and analysis software. The goal is to help the...

This $820,920 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, will enable the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services (CBIFS) to enhance its forensic DNA analysis capacity and reduce its DNA case backlog. Key activities funded include: Hiring one full-time, grant-funded Biological Sciences Criminal Investigator I to directly process, record, screen, and/or analyze forensic DNA and DNA...

The Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory (MSPCL) Forensic Biology Section was awarded a $1,313,145 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the FY24 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program (CFDA 16.036). The funding will be used to: 1) support analyst attendance at national and regional forensic science conferences, as well as mandatory training to maintain compliance with FBI quality assurance guidelines; 2)...

The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (NYC OCME) received a $1,000,000 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant will support the OCME's efforts to increase its DNA analysis capacity, reduce backlogs, and decrease turnaround times for processing DNA samples related to crimes in New York City. Key activities to be funded include increasing staff hours...

The FY2021 Formula Grant award of $980,962 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to the Attorney General of Ohio through the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will fund laboratory capacity enhancement and backlog reduction efforts through September 2023. The funding will support robot maintenance services from Tecan U.S., Inc., as well as consumable supplies, equipment maintenance, GeneMapper licenses, new software, and software...

This $270,507 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will support ongoing casework capacity increases and specialized equipment and consumable purchases at the Forensic Biology Unit of the Anne Arundel County Police Department to reduce DNA case backlog. Key deliverables include retaining a full-time laboratory technician to assist with quality assurance, administrative tasks, and...

The North Dakota Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) received a $650,000 Formula Grant award under the FY 2023 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be used by BCI's Crime Laboratory Division to purchase supplies and equipment to process, screen, and analyze forensic DNA casework and database samples. This will help the laboratory reduce its backlog and meet its goal of a 30-day...

This $370,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will support the City of Baltimore Police Department's Crime Laboratory. The funding will be used to hire two sample processing scientists and two sample screening scientists to increase DNA sample processing capacity and reduce the existing backlog of DNA analyses. This is expected to enable the crime lab to process approximately 800...

The City of Phoenix Police Department's Laboratory Services Bureau received a $799,488 Formula Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to: 1) Increase the number of eligible CODIS samples by processing 15 backlogged forensic biology cases on overtime and outsourcing 175 backlogged cases; 2) Increase the capacity of the Forensic Biology section by purchasing, validating, and implementing new quantitation and plate...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services (CBIFS) received a $697,212 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 award will support CBIFS in enhancing DNA laboratory capacity and reducing forensic casework sample backlogs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, funds will be used to retain two biological sciences technicians for an additional...