May 2023 - Forensics TTA

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Committed to solving these crimes’: Federal grant will allow for new DNA testing in cold case murders

A new $500,000 grant will enable the DNA testing of evidence held in cases, some dating back decades. The federal grant also covers the addition of detectives dedicated to the cases and a prosecutor for when they crack a case.

May 2023

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Bureau of Justice Assistance

CEBR Funding Contributes to Approximately Half of All CODIS Hits to Date

Recent performance data from grantees show that CEBR funding is responsible for more than 500 CODIS hits per week. Based on the reported metrics, the CEBR Program has contributed to approximately half of all CODIS hits to date. See the FBI’s CODIS-NDIS Statistics page for more information on CODIS and BJA’s DNA CEBR Grantees page for more information on program accomplishments.

May 2023

Day: May 9, 2023

Committed to solving these crimes’: Federal grant will allow for new DNA testing in cold case murders

CEBR Funding Contributes to Approximately Half of All CODIS Hits to Date