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DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction

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FY 2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

Closing Date
This program provides funding to states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to increase the capacity of publicly funded forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples, thereby helping to reduce the number of forensic DNA and DNA database samples awaiting analysis and/or prevent a backlog of forensic and database DNA samples.

FY20 DNA CEBR

2020-DN-BX-0165
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$487,181