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"Bones in Boxes": Unidentified Human Remains Project

Award Information

Awardee
Charleston County
Award #
2010-DN-BX-K129
Location

North Charleston, SC

Awardee County
Charleston
Congressional District
6
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$62,176
Original Solicitation
NIJ FY 10 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $62,176)

The Coroners Office is requesting funds to contract with a forensic anthropologist and forensic odentologist as well as purchase the necessary equipment to perform analysis on approximately 40 sets of unidentified human remains. Funds will also be used to ship the remains to the University of North Texas Health Science Center where DNA analysis will be performed. The resulting DNA profiles will be entered into CODIS 6.0.

ca/ncf

Date Created: August 26, 2010

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