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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.

Award Information

Awardee
Award #
2009-DN-BX-K194
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
Total funding (to date)
$743,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $743,000)

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

Date Created: September 15, 2009