CN-710000-8A002.pdf

This document is a Grant Award from the State of Florida, 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 for 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 financial assistance for crime laboratory services, with funds collected from criminal fines distributed quarterly based on a formula specified in Florida Statutes. The recipient will receive 18.52% of collected funds, with percentages allocated across different crime laboratories based on population served: Broward County Sheriff's Crime Laboratory (24.54%), Indian River Crime Laboratory (8.39%), Miami-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory (35.93%), Palm Beach County Crime Laboratory (18.52%), and Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (12.61%). The laboratories will provide forensic services in disciplines including Biology/DNA, Chemistry, Crime Scene, Digital Evidence, Firearms, Latent Prints, Toxicology, and Trace Evidence, with specific restrictions on fund usage and requirements for maintaining documentation, staffing levels, and compliance with state guidelines.