CN-710000-8A002.pdf

This document is a Grant Award from the State of Florida's Office of Criminal Justice Grants, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, issued to the Miami-Dade County/Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau. The grant covers the Statewide Criminal Analysis Laboratory System and is specifically focused on five locally-funded crime laboratories in Broward County, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach County, and Pinellas County for the grant period from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.

The grant provides funding for crime laboratory services, with criminal fines collected statewide being distributed to eligible forensic disciplines. The recipient will receive 18.52% of the collected funds, with distribution percentages varying by population served: Broward County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory (24.55%), Indian River Crime Laboratory (8.40%), Miami-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory (35.93%), Palm Beach County Crime Laboratory (18.52%), and Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (12.61%). The laboratories are authorized to provide forensic services in disciplines including Biology/DNA, Chemistry, Crime Scene, Digital Evidence, Firearms, Latent Prints, Toxicology, and Trace Evidence. Funds are to be used for operating costs, with the recipient limited to retaining up to 75% of the total actual operating costs, and any excess funds must be refunded to the Department.