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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: This grant will allow continued funding for one Post-conviction DNA Assistant State’s Attorney and one Post-conviction DNA Specialist dedicated to the Post-conviction DNA Program.
Grant Amount: $400,701.00
Grant Period: 12/1/2015 - 11/30/2017
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: None
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 1/15/2014
Most Recent Grant Amount: $332,533.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant will allow continued funding for one Post-conviction DNA Assistant State’s Attorney and one Post-conviction DNA Specialist dedicated to the Post-conviction DNA Program. The grant-funded staff review and investigate all DNA-related post-conviction cases to identify those in which DNA testing could prove the actual innocence of a person convicted of a violent felony offense(s) as defined by State law, locate biological evidence associated with such post-conviction cases, and facilitate DNA analysis of appropriate biological evidence. There is no match requirement for this program.
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