RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No, 2015/152 authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to apply for and accept the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, DNA Program Backlog Reduction Grant in an initial amount of $224,644 for the period October 1, 2015 through the end of the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County costs. Initial revenue: $224,644, 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 2015 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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