Project Grant 2008DDBX0280

The City & County of San Francisco, through its Police Department (SFPD) Criminalistics Laboratory, has been awarded a $342,737 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). This two-year award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will be used to fund required continuing education for laboratory criminalists, provide salary support for two laboratory technician...

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Criminalistics Laboratory received a $298,128 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used for three primary purposes: 1) required continuing education for laboratory criminalists, 2) providing salary support for two laboratory technician positions, and 3) the purchase of upgraded Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) software....

The City of Oakland Police Department Crime Laboratory was awarded a $409,324 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will enable the Crime Lab to implement the FY24 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program. Key objectives include analyzing at least 257 backlogged forensic biology/DNA...

FY25 COPS Hiring Program Award Summary The City & County of San Francisco, through its San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), received a $6.25 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. This five-year award, concluding September 30, 2030, funds the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to expand the SFPD's community policing capacity...

The Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC), a local government-owned independent crime laboratory, received a $457,107 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding will be used to purchase a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) system to improve the timeliness and accuracy of forensic analysis for the identification of novel psychoactive...

The County of Santa Clara, through its Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory, was awarded a $466,551 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be used to enhance the laboratory's DNA analysis capabilities and address a backlog of DNA samples awaiting processing. Specifically, the grant will support a criminalist position, a laboratory information...

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory received a $243,744 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant will be used to maintain the Forensic Biology Unit, which processes crime scene samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) for crimes that occurred within San Mateo County. Key project activities include providing continuing...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $963,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC), an independent, local government-owned crime laboratory. The grant will fund a 4-year project to use Lean Six Sigma methodology to create a design roadmap that enables technology integration across the information systems of HFSC, the Houston Police Department (HPD), and the Harris County District...

The City & County of San Francisco's Fire Department was awarded a $2,325,133.81 Project Grant on September 5, 2023 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds will be used to enhance public and firefighter safety equipment and resources related to fire and emergency response within the City of San Francisco. This includes the procurement of critical safety gear, training programs, and other initiatives...

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Forensic Services Division has been awarded a $251,941 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The grant funding will be used to provide salary and fringe benefits for two full-time Forensic Analyst Project positions. These grant-funded employees will support the Biology/DNA Unit by validating new DNA methods and technologies, processing DNA casework to reduce backlogs, and performing critical...