20 items where Harris County Commissioners Court's official record names Institute of Forensic Sciences as the department bringing it forward.
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The Court is asked to approve submitting a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance for up to $1,200,000, with no county match required, to help reduce the DNA evidence backlog at the Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The county is approving a sole-source professional services contract with ULTRAVIOLET FORENSICS, PLLC for $370,000 to provide medical examiner services for the Institute of Forensic Sciences for one year, with four one-year renewal options.
The county is renewing its contract with Agilent Technologies Canada Inc. for a liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometer service for the Institute of Forensic Sciences for one year starting February 1, 2027.
The Institute of Forensic Sciences wants permission to apply for up to $300,000 in federal funds — with no required match — for the FY 2026 National Integrated Ballistic Information (NIBIN) Modernization Program.
The Commissioners Court approved a temporary Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Institute of Forensic Sciences, funded by a donation, to work on identifying unknown deceased individuals.
The Institute of Forensic Sciences is asking the Court to approve accepting a $903,154 federal grant from the US Department of Justice for the FY2025 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program, with no required county match.
The Institute of Forensic Sciences is asking to accept an $81,785.98 grant from the Office of the Governor for the FY2026 Crime Laboratory Portal Records Grant Program, with no county match required.
The court approved renewing a contract with American Mechanical Services of Houston, LLC to maintain and make emergency repairs to freezers, coolers, and related equipment at the Institute of Forensic Sciences for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.