Project Grant 2011CDBX0057

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was awarded a $671,824 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to integrate an updated automated differential extraction system into FDLE's laboratory workflow to enhance efficiency and throughput for processing sexual assault kits (SAKs). This will reduce turnaround times for SAK analysis and have a positive impact on overall case processing for all...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) Forensic Sciences Division a $375,206 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant to enhance the quality and timeliness of forensic science analysis, including latent print processing. The grant will fund the purchase of advanced equipment such as a vacuum metal deposition system and FSIS-II color imaging system to improve latent print detection and documentation. It will also provide specialized...

This $1,711,987 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741), supports the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Scientific Services Bureau (LASD-SSB) in enhancing their forensic DNA analysis capacity and reducing DNA casework backlogs. The key activities funded include: Overtime for personnel to analyze forensic DNA samples for CODIS entry Training for DNA casework analysts to meet continuing education requirements...

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department Regional Crime Laboratory was awarded a $760,000 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 funds will be used to purchase a MiSeq FGX instrument and dedicated server ($255,000), as well as to outsource validations for Kintelligence and Mainstay Typing Kits ($475,000) and cover one year of service and maintenance ($30,000). This...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory will utilize a $386,800 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program to purchase specialized firearms 3D high-capacity imaging and analysis systems and an associated warranty. The laboratory will employ a patented hardware platform and fifteen cartridge case scanning tray capable of scanning multiple calibers of...

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Criminalistics Laboratory was awarded $423,298 under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance's DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) Formula Grant to reduce DNA case backlogs and increase laboratory efficiency from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding will support required continuing education for laboratory criminalists, provide salary support for two new laboratory technician positions, and...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Scientific Services Bureau received a $1,837,058 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). The grant funding will be used to support the department's forensic DNA analysis capacity and reduce turnaround times and backlogs for processing DNA evidence for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Key activities funded include...

The County of St. Lucie, operating as the SLC Sheriff's Office, received a $191,387 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The purpose of this 2-year grant is to increase the number of biological crime scene samples processed for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) by the Indian River Crime Laboratory, which services the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of...

The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) was awarded a $516,269 Formula Grant under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will support three forensic scientists to enhance the capacity of BSO's regional crime laboratory DNA unit, increase the number of DNA samples processed, reduce case backlogs, and improve turnaround time. Additionally, the grant will fund overtime hours and...

The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department was awarded a $562,538 Formula Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The funding will be used to bolster the capacity of the department's crime laboratory and address the backlog of DNA casework. Key activities include upgrading critical equipment such as thermocyclers, capillary electrophoresis instruments, and the DNA laboratory information management system; implementing...