Funding supports law enforcement and prosecutors in solving and prosecuting violent cold cases with developed suspect DNA profiles through investigative and forensic activities.
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grant Program supports South Carolina agencies and local governments in improving forensic and medical examiner services, reducing backlogs and opioid pressures.
The Coverdell Forensic Sciences Program funds improvements to the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science and medical examiner services in Texas criminal justice.
This grant funds state and local crime labs to increase DNA testing capacity and reduce or prevent backlogs of forensic and database DNA samples for CODIS entry.
Competitive grants help state and local crime laboratories expand forensic DNA testing for database entry and implement Rapid DNA at booking stations.