RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE Appropriation Adjustment No. 5016 authorizing new revenue in the Sheriff's Office (0255) in the amount of $270,309 from the U.S. Department of Justice, 2014 DNA Backlog Reduction Grant and appropriating it for the continued funding of personnel and equipment in the Forensic Services Division.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County costs. Revenue: $270,309, 100% Federal revenue, no County match required. (CFDA #16.714)
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Sheriff has received DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant funds for many years. These funds have been used in the past to fund DNA analysts and per diem investigators who process DNA samples collected during investigations to aid in criminal prosecutions. The 2014 DNA Backlog Reduction Program Grant will be used to provide County-wide support in the Sheriff's Office Forensic Services Division. The Forensic Services Division provides state-of-the-art forensic DNA testing for law enforcement agencies in the County.
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