The New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General was awarded a $286,569 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant will support the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) by funding an evidence technician, an office manager, a deputy chief forensic investigator, and a planning analyst position. It will also provide funding for overtime...
This $103,863 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, provided under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742), supports the New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General in enhancing the state's forensic science and medical examiner services. The funding will be used to hire an Office Manager and a Deputy Chief Forensic Investigator to assist with clerical tasks and work with law...
The New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General received a $296,966 formula grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The goal of the Coverdell Program is to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services. Through this two-year award with a completion date of September 30, 2023, the...
The New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Grants Management Unit Division, has been awarded a $312,708 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant will support essential staffing and technology for the state's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to manage increased caseloads and improve the efficiency and accuracy of forensic services. Specifically, the funding...
The New Hampshire Department of Safety will receive $412,972 through a Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) goal of assisting eligible states and local governments to increase DNA laboratory capacity and reduce the number of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis. Under this two-year award beginning October 1, 2021, the New Hampshire Department of Safety...
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) has been awarded a $294,696 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant funding will be used to facilitate the improvement of the quality and timeliness of statewide forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services in New Mexico. Key initiatives include: Training and (re)certification of forensic examiners to reduce backlogs. Strategic overtime for...
The New Hampshire Department of Safety, through its New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory (NHSPFL), was awarded a $650,000 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) on October 1, 2023. The grant funding will be used to: 1) Maintain and improve turnaround time for forensic biology casework; 2) Reduce the current DNA database backlog and improve turnaround time for CODIS sample entry; 3) Ensure continuity of operations and...
The Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory received a $424,217 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will be used to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science services through the purchase of critical equipment and overtime. Key initiatives include: Overtime funding for the Drug and Toxicology Units to increase case output and reduce...
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) was awarded $293,954 under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to facilitate improvements to statewide forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services in New Mexico. Funding will support training and certification of forensic examiners across four partnering laboratories - NMDPS Forensic Laboratories Bureau, the Albuquerque...
The Maine Department of Public Safety received a $294,696 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support the state's three forensic science laboratories - the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory - by funding staff training, equipment and...