President's DNA Initiative as announced on March 11, 2003
Funding Requested Under the Initiative
The President's DNA Initiative, Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology, calls for $232.6 million in Federal funding for FY 2004. This includes $100.7 million in new funding. In addition, as part of the $232.6 million, the Justice Department is targeting $13.5 million in FY 2004 funding from existing programs within the Office of Justice Programs to support the DNA Initiative.1
| Element of the Initiative | 2004 Budget Request (millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| USING DNA TO SOLVE CRIMES | |
| Eliminating Backlogs | $92.9 |
| State Casework Backlogs | $76.0 |
| State Convicted Offender Backlogs | $15.0 |
| Funding the Federal Convicted Offender Program | $1.9 |
| Strengthening Crime Lab Capacity | $90.4 |
| Increasing the Analysis Capacity of Public Crime Labs | $60.0 |
| Funding FBI Forensic Analysis Programs | $20.5 |
| Funding the Combined DNA Index System | $9.9 |
| Stimulating Research and Development | $24.8 |
| Improving DNA Technology | $10.0 |
| FBI Research and Development | $9.8 |
| DNA Demonstration Projects | $4.5 |
| The National Forensic Science Commission | $0.5 |
| Training the Criminal Justice Community | $17.5 |
| Law Enforcement | $3.5 |
| Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, and Judges | $2.5 |
| Probation & Parole Officers, Corrections Personnel | $1.0 |
| Forensic Scientists | $3.0 |
| Medical Personnel | $5.0 |
| Victim Service Providers | $2.5 |
| USING DNA TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT | $5.0 |
| USING DNA TO IDENTIFY MISSING PERSONS | $2.0 |
| TOTAL FUNDING | $232.6 |
