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18-0521
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| | | | | | | | Item Description:
Grant Award Number 2018-DN-BX-0105 from the U.S. Dept of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to accept the 2018 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant in the Sheriff’s Crime Lab, 01/01/19–12/31/20, $150,000 (recv) |
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| | | | | | | | Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that grant award number 2018-DN-BX-0105 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to increase capacity and reduce DNA backlog in the Sheriff’s crime lab during the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020 in the receivable amount of $150,000 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available. |
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| | | | | | | | Background:
The Office of Justice Programs offers funding to units of local government to reduce forensic DNA sample turnaround time, increase the throughput of public DNA laboratories, create capacity efficiency, and reduce DNA forensic casework backlogs. These improvements are critical to preventing future DNA backlogs and to help the criminal justice system use the full potential of DNA technology.
This grant will fund software and provide training on a paperless case file system to reduce the DNA processing backlog. In prior years the Sheriff’s Office has received funding for reducing DNA backlogs under this program. This project is supported under statutory authority FY18 (NIJ – S&LLEA DNA/Other Forensics) Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348, 421; Pub. L. No. 114-324, sections 3(a); 28 USC 530C.
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| | | | | | | | | Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval | |
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