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 FY2015 Cuyahoga County Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Project
Award Information
Awardee
              Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office
Award #
              2015-DN-BX-0103
Funding Category
              Formula
Location
                    Cleveland, OH
Awardee County
              Cuyahoga
Congressional District
              11
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2015
Total funding (to date)
              $307,048
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 15 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2015, $307,048)
The  Cuyahoga  County,  Ohio  Regional  Forensic  Science  Laboratory  (CCRFSL)  is the primary DNA Analysis  Laboratory  for Cuyahoga  County and the region. Cuyahoga County comprises  59 municipalities  with the City of Cleveland  being  the largest  city in the County.    The  CCRFSL maintains  the following  accreditations: ASCLD/LAB-Intemational, American  Board of Forensic Toxicology,  American  Association  of Blood Banks (AABB)  and maintains  compliance  with the FBI Quality  Assurance  Standards  for  Forensic  DNA  Testing  Laboratories  for inclusion  in the Combined  DNA Index System/National DNA Index System (CODIS/NDIS).
In 2014 the Laboratory  completed  a $2.5 Million expansion  of the Crime Lab and as of January
I, 2015 began offering  free testing to all jurisdictions in the County.    Due to the expansion  and free testing  services,  the Laboratory  has experienced  a significant  increase of casework  and will continue  to see increases  as more  and more  jurisdictions submit  Part 1  Crime  casework  to the Lab.
In 2013 the Lab accepted  681 requests  for casework  and in 2014 the Lab accepted  882 requests for casework  (408  sexual  assault,  231  non-fatal,  152  homicide,  45 overdose/suspicious deaths and 10 cold case requests), which represents a 29.51%  increase in casework.
To address the increase of casework  to the Lab, the Medical  Examiner has added general funded DNA Analysts  and DNA Technician  positions  and has acquired new instrumentation with non­ grant fund dollars but grant funds remain critical in capacity enhancement as well as backlog reduction.
Given the increase  of casework  it is not clear how  backlog  statistics  will fluctuate,  however the CCRFSL  is optimistic  that these numbers will be in a positive direction as a result of the funding under the FY 2015 Cuyahoga  County DNA Backlog Grant.
This year's project will address  capacity  enhancement and backlog reduction  and will consist of the following:
1. Procurement   of   7500   SDS   RT   PCR   Instrument   and   laboratory   equipment   to  include
refrigerators, freezers  and centrifuges.
2. Procurement  of DNA consumable  supplies.
3. Overtime for DNA analysts and technicians to reduce backlog.
4. Continuing  professional  development for DNA staff.
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Date Created: September 16, 2015
    
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