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 Provide audit services to u. s. crime laboratories performing DNA Analysis.
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              This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about both the original award and supplemental awards.
Award Information
Awardee
              National Forensic Science Technology Center
Award #
              2004-DN-BX-0079
Funding Category
              Continuation
Location
                    Largo, FL
Congressional District
              13
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2004
Total funding (to date)
              $6,728,286
Original Solicitation
              National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2004, $1,000,000)
NIJ will fund the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) to develop and maintain a program that links the DNA Quality System Audit and the Grant Program Assessment in a comprehensive statewide format.  This approach will provide the NIJ with a complete review of an entire state's performance as related to DNA grant awards.  This process takes a giant step towards insuring the quality of DNA casework performed in laboratories supported by DNA grant funding.
The program is structured to provide half of the states and affected territories with the audit and the assessment within the first year of the program and the remaining laboratories assessments in the second year.  The proposal requires that the NIJ mandate the present DNA Quality System Audit as offered by the NFSTC as a special condition of receiving future DNA funding.
Supplemental Award 1 (Fiscal Year 2005, $5,728,286)
The purpose of this proposal is for National Forensic Technology Center (NFSTC) to provide the following support to the forensic community: (1) continue funding of previously initiated projects such as Technology Based Training (TBT) for newly hired Firearms Analysts and DNA Analysts, the DNA Validation Kit, and the Drug Field Testing Project (FIDO); (2) hold up to 6 different DNA Analysts Training Workshops offered up to 3 different times; (3) complete the Officers of the Court Training CD and conduct road show; (4) complete a DNA Training Needs Assessment; (5) provide DNA.gov content; (6) support 2 Missing Persons Regional Trainings;  (7) continue the GPA Program; (8) support NIJ's Regional Cold Case Trainings and (9) support the Courtroom Use of Digital Evidence Project.
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Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Law 101 Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert, course material
                  Online DNA Training Targets Lawyers, Judges
                                                                      NIJ Journal,
                  Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

  
Date Created: September 20, 2004
    
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