CN-710000-9B002.pdf

This document is a Grant Award issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Office of Criminal Justice Grants to Miami-Dade County/Miami-Dade Department Forensic Services Bureau. The grant is for the Statewide Criminal Analysis Laboratory System, with a project period from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021, and a grant number of 2021-SFA-CL-43-9B-002.

The grant provides funding for crime laboratories in Broward, Indian River, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Pinellas counties to provide forensic services for Florida criminal justice agencies. The recipient will be reimbursed up to 75% of actual operating costs for eligible forensic disciplines including Biology/DNA, Chemistry, Crime Scene, Digital Evidence, Firearms, Latent Prints, Toxicology, and Trace Evidence. Funds are derived from criminal fines collected statewide and distributed on a quarterly basis, with Miami-Dade County set to receive approximately 35.94% of the total collected funds. The laboratory is required to maintain staffing levels, provide services based on local law enforcement needs, and submit required documentation and reports to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.