The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) to Harris County, Texas. The grant aims to increase the number of homicide cold case prosecutions and decrease unsolved homicide cold cases in Harris County through the investigation and prosecution of cold case homicides where DNA evidence has identified suspects. Specifically, the grant will fund a full-time deputy to review, follow up, and document cold cases with solvability potential, as well as provide overtime pay for investigators to solve cold case homicides. This federal grant award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Harris County District Attorney's Office in their collaborative efforts to address cold case homicides using DNA evidence.
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