Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $642,403)
South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) expects to reduce the DNA case backlog by the end of the award period. Funding from this award will allow for analysis of approximately 100 cases and 500 database samples using grant funded overtime. Additionally, it is anticipated approximately 207 cases will be outsourced using these funds.
Funds are being sought to provide continuing education for DNA analysts. Educational information and new technologies presented in these training events enhance the lab’s capabilities in implementing new DNA methodologies and increasing throughput through exposure to novel automation and techniques.
Service contracts for instruments purchased using previous grant funds will provide preventative maintenance and service repair, as needed, to keep these instruments operational. Instrument outages can negatively impact capacity and therefore DNA backlogs.