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Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Posted
6/2/22
Assistance Listing Number
16.050
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22
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Department of Justice
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15PBJA22GG04908MISP
Texas State University was awarded a $996,045 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. The grant will support the Operation Identification initiative at the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University to expand services for unidentified human remains cases across multiple border jurisdictions in Texas from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Operation Identification will conduct a comprehensive inventory of unidentified human remains across additional non-medical examiner jurisdictions affected by migrant deaths. It will also increase the number of missing migrant persons case reports entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System through a contract with the South Texas Human Rights Center. These efforts will help ensure unidentified human remains cases are properly managed and receive thorough investigations to meet the goals of the MUHR Program for reporting, records management, and stakeholder assistance.
Texas State University
Project Grant
$996.0k
10/1/22
12/1/22
15PBJA22GG04904MISP
The Dekalb County District Attorney's Office in Decatur, Georgia will receive $496,045 from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program (CFDA 16.050) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support cataloging, investigating, and reporting on 27 unidentified human remains stored at or buried by the Dekalb County Medical Examiner's Office dating back to 1987. A forensic anthropologist will conduct skeletal surveys to further catalog the remains. Funds will also be used to exhume already buried bodies, expand the medical examiner's capacity through supplies and equipment, hire advisors to determine next steps in identification like advanced DNA testing, and outreach to families to build genealogical trees to identify remains which will then be returned to families. The project aims to identify numerous sets of remains and provide answers to long-lost missing loved ones.
Dekalb County Department Of Finance
Project Grant
$496.0k
10/1/22
12/1/22
15PBJA23GG00820MISP
The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office received a $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program (CFDA 16.050). The purpose of this 3-year grant is to conduct DNA analyses of 22 unidentified persons under the medical examiner's care, collect 15 familial reference samples from the local community, and coordinate with consulates to obtain up to 225 familial reference samples from families who have lost loved ones while crossing the southwest border. These DNA samples will be analyzed by Bode Technology and entered into forensic databases such as CODIS and NamUs to facilitate positive identification of missing and unidentified persons, including migrants. The intended outcomes include increased sample robusticity within these databases, improved probability of future identifications across the nation, and reunification of families with their lost loved ones.
Pinal County Arizona
Project Grant
$500.0k
10/1/23
9/8/23
15PBJA23GG00819MISP
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ DPS) has been awarded a $697,186 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program (CFDA 16.050). The grant will fund two DNA forensic scientist positions at AZ DPS over a three-year period to increase the capacity for DNA testing and analysis of Arizona's missing persons, unidentified human remains, and family reference samples. The goal is to analyze 144 unidentified human remains samples and 120 missing persons/family reference standard samples per year through this enhanced forensic capability. This funding will provide a reliable forensic resource for Arizona medical examiners to support identification efforts, particularly in border regions with high numbers of migrant deaths. The project aims to reduce backlogs and provide closure to families of missing individuals across the state.
Arizona Department Of Public Safety
Project Grant
$848.2k
10/1/23
9/8/23
15PBJA23GG00823MISP
The Virginia Department of Health's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program (CFDA 16.050). The grant will fund the Virginia Unidentified Project, which aims to investigate and identify approximately 200 unidentified human remains cases under the Office's jurisdiction. Key activities include exhuming buried remains, performing updated forensic examinations, submitting DNA samples for CODIS entry and forensic genetic genealogy analysis, and coordinating with law enforcement on case submissions to national databases. The expected outcomes are the identification and repatriation of several cases to families, as well as completing case documentation using the latest available technologies. This Project Grant award has a period of performance from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026.
Virginia Department Of Health
Project Grant
$1.0m
10/1/23
9/8/23