The Richmond County District Attorney's Office (RCDA) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant funding will support RCDA's "Using DNA to Seek Justice in Richmond County's Cold Cases" program, which aims to establish a cold case unit and increase investigative capacity to prosecute violent crime cold cases where suspect DNA has already been identified. Key activities include conducting an inventory of unresolved violent cold cases, entering eligible cases into national databases, analyzing DNA evidence in partnership with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, and prosecuting cases where appropriate. The grant award has a performance period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027.
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