FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | BJA | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 | 202/307-0703 |
50 STATES RECEIVE ABOUT $9.7 MILLION TO IMPROVE
DNA AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today awarded more than $194,000 to each of the 50 states to develop or improve their DNA analysis capabilities and computerized identification systems. The State Identification Systems (SIS) program, authorized by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, is administered by BJA with funding provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
"More than 50 percent of the funds awarded will be used to enhance DNA analysis, nearly 29 percent for automated fingerprint identification systems and over 18 percent for other computerized identification systems," said BJA Director Nancy Gist. "With improved information systems, we will be able to accurately identify offenders and bring them to justice faster and more effectively."
States may use SIS grants for equipment, supplies, training or educational expenses, modifications to space to accommodate equipment, contractor-provided services to address backlog or program implementation issues, and state and local personnel expenses.
To be eligible, a state must have a law in place that requires all persons convicted of a felony sex offense to provide appropriate state law enforcement officials with a DNA sample for analysis. Presently, all 50 states have such laws in effect. There is not a comparable law that covers the five territories or the District of Columbia.
BJA provides leadership and support on crime and violence prevention and works in partnership with state and local governments to make communities safe and to improve criminal justice systems. In addition, BJA develops and tests new approaches in criminal justice and crime control, and encourages replication of effective programs and practices by state and local criminal justice agencies.
The SIS program will enhance a state's ability to become fully integrated with the databases of the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).
To obtain additional information on BJA and its programs, you can access the agency's homepage at https://ojp.gov/bja. For additional information about the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) or its other bureaus and programs, visit the OJP website at https://ojp.gov.
Attached is a list of the 1998 State Identification Systems grant recipients.
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BJA 98-201
After hours contact: James Phillips at 1-888/582-6750 (pager)
BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
1998 STATE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS FORMULA GRANT AWARDS
STATE | RECIPIENT AGENCY/LOCAL CONTACT |
AWARD AMOUNT |
Alabama | AL Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Luke Marshall - 334/242-5900 |
$194,711 |
Alaska | AK State Troopers
Catherine Katsel - 907/269-5082 |
$194,710 |
Arizona | AZ Criminal Justice Commission
Gerald Hardt - 602/230-0252 |
$194,711 |
Arkansas | AR Department of Finance and Administration
Jerry Duran - 501/682-1074 |
$194,711 |
California | CA Office of Criminal Justice Planning
John Isaacson - 916/323-7612 |
$194,711 |
Colorado | CO Division of Criminal Justice
John Inmann - 303/239-4470 |
$194,711 |
Connecticut | CT Office of Policy and Management
Patricia O'Hagan - 860/418-6355 |
$194,711 |
Delaware | DE Criminal Justice Council
Corrine Pearson - 302/577-8696 |
$194,710 |
Florida | FL Department of Community Affairs
Clayton Wilder - 850/488-8016 |
$194,711 |
Georgia | GA Bureau of Investigation
George Herrin - 404/244-2796 |
$194,711 |
Hawaii | HI Department of the Attorney General
Lari Koga - 808/586-1151 |
$194,710 |
Idaho | ID Department of Law Enforcement
Robert Taylor - 208/884-7133 |
$194,710 |
Illinois | IL Criminal Justice Information Authority
Laura Egger - 312/793-8550 |
$194,711 |
Indiana | IN Criminal Justice Institute
Douglas Fowler - 317/232-1230 |
$194,711 |
Iowa | IA Department of Public Safety
Timothy McDonald - 515/281-5138 |
$194,711 |
Kansas | KS Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Barbara Tombs - 785/296-0923 |
$194,711 |
Kentucky | KY Justice Cabinet
Fonda Butler - 502/564-3251 |
$194,711 |
Louisiana | LA Commission on Law Enforcement
Carle Jackson - 504/925-4440 |
$194,711 |
Maine | ME Department of Public Safety
Jeffrey Harmon - 207/624-7062 |
$194,711 |
Maryland | MD Department of Public Safety
and Correctional Services Mary Unfried - 410/385-8994 |
$194,711 |
Massachusetts | MA State Police
David Ranieri - 508/820-2353 |
$194,711 |
Michigan | MI Department of State Police
Frank Schehr - 517/336-6522 |
$194,711 |
Minnesota | MN Department of Children, Families and Learning
Terry Laber - 651/642-0700 |
$194,711 |
Mississippi | MS Division of Public Safety Planning
Herbert Terry - 601/359-7896 |
$194,711 |
Missouri | MO State Highway Patrol
Robert Gartner - 573/526-6160 |
$194,711 |
Montana | MT Board of Crime Control
Cathy Kendall - 406/444-2947 |
$194,710 |
Nebraska | NE State Patrol
Marisue Riesenberg - 402/479-4017 |
$194,711 |
Nevada | NV Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety
Karen Kennard - 702/684-8680 |
$194,711 |
New Hampshire | NH Department of Justice
Gale Dean - 603/271-7987 |
$194,710 |
New Jersey | NJ Division of State Police
Linda Jankowski - 609/671-0022 |
$194,711 |
New Mexico | NM Department of Public Safety
Donna Farrell - 505/827-3375 |
$194,711 |
New York | NY Division of Criminal Justice Services
Gary Schreivogl - 518/457-8462 |
$194,711 |
North Carolina | NC Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Douglas Yearwood - 919/733-4564 |
$194,711 |
North Dakota | ND Office of the Attorney General
Tammy Becker - 701/328-5508 |
$194,710 |
Ohio | OH Office of Criminal Justice Services
Melissa Winesburg - 614/728-5468 |
$194,711 |
Oklahoma | OK District Attorney's Council
Gayle Caldwell - 405/557-6707 |
$194,711 |
Oregon | OR Department of State Police
Beverlee Venell - 503/378-3720 |
$194,711 |
Pennsylvania | PA State Police
James Brown - 717/772-5494 |
$194,711 |
Rhode Island | RI Governor's Commission
Gail Pereira - 401/222-4496 |
$194,710 |
South Carolina | SC Department of Public Safety
Ginger Dukes - 803/896-8706 |
$194,711 |
South Dakota | SD Office of the Attorney General
Delton Tipton - 605/773-3536 |
$194,710 |
Tennessee | TN Department of Finance and Administration
Helen Cooper - 615/532-2985 |
$194,711 |
Texas | TX Office of the Governor
Robert Bodisch - 512/463-1806 |
$194,711 |
Utah | UT Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Richard Ziebarth - 801/538-1812 |
$194,711 |
Vermont | VT Department of Public Safety
Eric Buel - 802/244-8788 |
$194,710 |
Virginia | VA Department of Criminal Justice Services
Joseph Marshall - 804/786-1577 |
$194,711 |
Washington | WA State Patrol
Robert Maki - 360/753-0602 |
$194,711 |
West Virginia | WV Division of Criminal Justice Services
Michael Cutlip - 304/558-8814 |
$194,711 |
Wisconsin | WI Office of Justice Assistance
Stephen Grohmann - 608/266-7185 |
$194,711 |
Wyoming | WY Office of the Attorney General
Jennie Wroe - 307/777-6785 |
$194,710 |
TOTAL | $9,735,539 |