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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF A PAUL COVERDELL NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT ACT GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,448 FOR FUNDING OF SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AWARDED BY THE KANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL.
Presented by: Dr. Timothy Rohrig, Director, Regional Forensic Science Center.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the grant award, and authorize the director to sign award forms and grant assurances (progress reports and financial related documents), and establish budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this Request.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:This is an annual award that is issued to the State of Kansas and is shared among the three forensic labs in the State. This year it was determined that Sedgwick County will be allocated $13,448 to fund equipment. The majority of the equipment is to replace aging and/or non-functional items; this will allow the forensic laboratories to maintain its current level of service. The exception is the “digital barrel measuring device” for the firearms laboratory. This piece of equipment will increase the accuracy of this forensic determination. The Grant award acceptance timeline is quite short again this year with the Notice dated June 10, 2016 but not received until June 13, 2016 and required to be processed, approved, signed and returned by June 20, 2016. The project performance period for the grant is June 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016.
PROJECT GOAL and OBJECTIVE:
Goal: The project’s goal is to maintain current analytical capabilities with some enhancements in process efficiencies.
Objective: The primary objective is to acquire replacement equipment, new equipment and software.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts:June 1, 2016
Grant period ends:September 30, 2016
Source of funding
Grant: $13,448
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