FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$7.8M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
3separate grants, trailing 12 months
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT has received $7.8M across 3 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
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| Department of Justice | THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE), AS MANDATED BY CHAPTER 943 FLORIDA STATUTES, OPERATES A STATEWIDE FORENSIC CRIME LABORATORY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TIMELY, EXPERT, AND PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION OF EVIDENTIARY MATERIALS TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND/OR EXCLUSION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.THE BIOLOGY AND DNA NEEDS OF FLORIDAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY ARE SERVICED BY A NETWORK OF FDLE LABORATORIES AND FIVE LOCAL LABORATORIES THAT COMPRISE THE FLORIDA CRIME LABORATORY SYSTEM. FDLE OPERATES SIX LABORATORIES, ACCREDITED TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR QUALITY, THAT PROVIDE BIOLOGY AND DNA ANALYSIS SERVICES. THE HEAVY DEMAND FOR BIOLOGY SERVICES CONTINUED IN 2023, WITH OVER 14,000 BIOLOGY SERVICE REQUESTS COMPLETED. WITH FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER THIS AWARD, THE FDLE PLANS TO REDUCE THE PENDING AGE OF SUBMISSIONS AWAITING TESTING, LEADING TO AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN THE FORENSIC DNA CASE BACKLOG, AND TO INCREASE LABORATORY CAPACITY AND ENHANCE DNA THROUGHPUT OF CASE WORKING LABS. TO REDUCE THE DNA CASE BACKLOG AND INCREASE LABORATORY CAPACITY, THE FDLE WILL FUND OVERTIME TO BE USED FOR IN-HOUSE CASEWORK, AS WELL AS OUTSOURCE CASEWORK TO PRIVATE ACCREDITED LABORATORIES. DNA ANALYSIS THROUGHPUT WILL BE INCREASED BY FUNDING OVERTIME FOR LABORATORY PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYING SIX FULL TIME FORENSIC TECHNOLOGISTS, CRIME LABORATORY TECHNICIANS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT. WITHOUT THESE POSITIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT DUTIES TO INCLUDE TRIAGE AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WOULD FALL TO CASE WORKING ANALYSTS, WHICH WOULD THEN NEGATIVELY IMPACT THROUGHPUT AND CAPACITY.THE FDLE WILL PURCHASE ESSENTIAL CONSUMABLES FOR DNA TESTING AND ENTRY INTO THE COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM (CODIS), AS WELL AS FUND REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ANALYST TRAINEES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR QUALIFIED ANALYSTS. FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT TO REPLACE OR ADD TO VALIDATED PLATFORMS IS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THE AGENCYS GOAL OF LABORATORY CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT. BY FOCUSING THE PROJECT ON PERSONNEL COSTS, TRAINING, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND THE OUTSOURCING OF CASEWORK, THE FDLE HOPES TO GREATLY IMPROVE THE TIMELINESS AND QUALITY OF FORENSIC SERVICES WHILE ADDRESSING AND PREVENTING AN INCREASED BACKLOG OF BIOLOGY CASEWORK. | $3,136,178 |
| Department of Justice | THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) IS REQUESTING FUNDS FOR TWO PROJECTS: HISTORICAL DISPOSITION/MISSING ARREST PROJECT AND THE BROWARD COUNTY RESEARCH PROJECT. FDLE IS SEEKING FUNDING FOR ITS HISTORICAL DISPOSITION/MISSING ARREST PROJECT TO RECEIVE MISSING ARREST DATA FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE FBI. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS COSTS FOR POSITIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES RELATED TO UPGRADING OLDER RECORDS INTO A MORE ACCESSIBLE FORMAT. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR CONTRACTING WITH CONSULTANTS WHO WILL PROVIDE PROJECT OVERSIGHT AND WORK WITH ALL 67 CLERKS OF COURT TO COMPLETE AN ANALYSIS OF MISSING INFORMATION IN THE FLORIDA COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO MICROFILM READERS THAT WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL IMAGE FILES FOR EACH RECORD. FDLE IS ALSO REQUESTING FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY CLERK OF COURT TO RESEARCH HISTORIC DISPOSITION RECORDS. BROWARD COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL STAFF RESEARCHING MISSING DISPOSITIONS FOR TIMELY FIREARM PURCHASE DECISIONS IN SUPPORT OF FLORIDA STATUTES AND NICS DATA REQUESTS. | $2,602,000 |
| Department of Justice | THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) WILL USE FUNDS TO CONTINUE TOMAINTAIN CURRENT OTHER PERSONNEL SERVICES AND OVERTIME STAFF TO ASSIST ACROSS VARIOUS SECTIONS IN FDLES CRIME INFORMATION BUREAU. THIS SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE RESEARCHING MISSING FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST EVENTS, CONTACTING ARREST AND BOOKING AGENCIES TO OBTAIN FINGERPRINT CARDS, ENTERING THE ARREST RECORDS INTO THE STATE REPOSITORY, PERFORMING DATA ANALYSIS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE, SUPPORTING FINGERPRINT ANALYSTS BY DIGITIZING MICROFILM FINGERPRINT RECORDS, SCANNING AND ENTERING FINGERPRINT RECORDS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE STATES BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (BIS), MANUALLY ENTERING COURT DISPOSITIONS INTO THE CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE, ENTERING DATA SUPPORTING REQUESTS FOR THE SEALING OR EXPUNGING OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS, AND SCANNING SOURCE DOCUMENTS FOR PERMANENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL. FDLE ALSO REQUESTS GRANT FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE RETENTION OF CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANT PROGRAMMING RESOURCES TO ADDRESS CRIMINAL HISTORY PROGRAMMATIC TASKS FOR CCH AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROCESSING OF DATA RECEIVED FROM FLORIDAS CLERKS OF COURT. THIS WILL ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATED DATA TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND NON-CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. | $2,069,386 |