CN-710000-8A004.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 Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners/Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory. The grant involves a Statewide Criminal Analysis Laboratory System and includes other crime laboratories from Broward County, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach County, and their associated service areas.

The grant covers forensic laboratory services for the period from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, with a focus on providing crime laboratory services to Florida criminal justice agencies. The recipient will be reimbursed up to 75% of actual operating costs, including limited expenses for equipment, benefits, and training. Eligible forensic disciplines include Biology/DNA, Chemistry, Crime Scene, Digital Evidence, Firearms, Latent Prints, Toxicology, and Trace Evidence. The funding is derived from criminal fines collected statewide, with the Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory receiving 12.6% of the total distributed funds. The laboratory is required to provide services to law enforcement agencies, maintain adequate staffing, and submit various reports documenting workload, expenditures, and operating budgets.