Project Grant 15PBJA23GG00095BRND

This $1,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will enable the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office to implement Rapid DNA Booking and Investigative Leads programs. The project aims to automate the DNA testing process for qualifying arrestee samples, single-source evidence, and reference samples. This will improve sample collection compliance, generate timely investigative leads, eliminate and...

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Forensic Science Division (WCSO-FSD) received a $996,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funding will be used to establish a regional Rapid DNA program, enabling the expeditious processing of DNA evidence within hours versus months to generate investigative leads for law enforcement agencies in northern Nevada. Specifically,...

This $237,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to implement a Rapid DNA Investigative Leads Program in Desoto County, Mississippi. The program will automate the DNA testing process to generate timely investigative leads, eliminate and identify suspects, avoid unnecessary arrests, and swiftly identify unidentified human remains. This will improve investigative and operational efficiencies for both law...

The Payne County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $205,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund the implementation of a Rapid DNA Investigative Leads Program in partnership with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. The program aims to automate the DNA testing process for single-source and reference samples, enabling the generation of timely investigative...

This $440,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will enable the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) in Bellingham, Washington to implement a Rapid DNA program. The program will purchase a Rapid DNA system with necessary equipment, maintenance, and technician support to aid criminal investigations and build a DNA database across participating law enforcement agencies in Whatcom County. This...

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement received a $1,557,944 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant aims to enhance DNA testing capabilities, reduce case backlogs, and increase the number of DNA samples entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) across Louisiana. The funding will be used by the Commission to execute sub-awards with five regional forensic laboratories, one parish coroner's...

This $400,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will support the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Division (WCSO-FSD) in increasing its DNA analysis capacity and capabilities. The WCSO-FSD serves as the forensic laboratory for all state and local law enforcement agencies in northern Nevada, with its Biology Unit overseeing DNA analysis and uploading profiles to the national DNA database (CODIS). Funding...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $696,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the Lake County Sheriff's Department in Tavares, Florida. The purpose of this grant is to implement a Rapid DNA Booking Program in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. This program will enable trained booking agents to process qualifying arrestee DNA samples as part of the booking process, automatically...

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (LCLE) received a $1,782,718 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, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will be used to reduce DNA sample backlogs and turnaround times at Louisiana state crime laboratories and medical examiner offices through subawards to...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $577,000 Project Grant through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the County of Cambria in Pennsylvania. The funding will support the acquisition and implementation of a Rapid Response DNA Machine, which is a portable and automated device used to rapidly analyze DNA samples. The technology will enable law enforcement agencies across 16 counties in Pennsylvania, including Cambria County, to...