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NIJ FY 12 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing

Award Information

Award #
2012-DN-BX-K057
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Awardee County
Tarrant
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2012
Total funding (to date)
$1,925,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2012, $1,925,000)

Funding provided through this solicitation will allow UNTCHI to continue providing these services throughout the United States to families with a missing loved one, law enforcement agencies, medical examiners and coroners. Over a 12 month period, UNTCHI has the capacity to analyze approximately 1,000 unidentified person samples and 2,500 family reference samples. A portion of the funds will be used to continue field testing of new technologies designed to increase the throughput and the amount of genetic information obtainable from human remains and family reference samples.
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Date Created: September 12, 2012