Grant funds shall be used to to address "open" cases of violent crimes in which there exists physical evidence with a substantial potential of biological applications.

The goal of this funding recover and test biological evidence to accelerate process of identification, expedite arrests, appropriately charge and prosecute those responsible, thereby effectively short-circuit the progression toward more serious crimes will result as cold cases are resolved. Additionally, adding profiles to existing DNA databases will serve to increase the potential for successful matches, linking possible individual offenders to multiple offenses. ca/ncf