Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program to assist Kansas three major laboratories with purchasing forensic equipment and training of forensic scientists.

Coverdell funds are to be used to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services and/or to eliminate backlogs in the analysis of forensic evidence, including controlled substances, firearms examination, forensic pathology, latent prints, questioned documents, toxicology, and trace evidence.

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