Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2019, $466,117)
The Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (AKSCDL), a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS), is solely responsible for analyzing evidentiary material associated with criminal investigations statewide. This award will be specifically used for the following goals: 1) Reduce the backlog of cases pending DNA analysis; 2) maintain the current capabilities of the Forensic Biology discipline; 3) maintain the laboratory's capacity for processing DNA database samples; 4) increase the capacity of the laboratory to process forensic DNA casework and database samples.
NCA/NCF