-- Marshall University (MU) Forensic Science Center DNA Laboratory: $4,575,000 has been requested for MU’s Forensic Science Center DNA Laboratory, Huntington, West Virginia, to support further development of the Center to provide essential support and services to the West Virginia and the national forensic science communites through DNA analysis for database development, forensic casework, parentage DNA testing, and training in the area of forensic science.
-- Marshall University (MU) Computer Forensics Initiative: $855,000 has been requested for MU’s Computer Forensics Initiative, Huntington, West Virginia, which focuses on research and training of specialized personnel who will meet the future needs of law enforcement and corporate America in the area of computer crime investigations at all levels, including terrorist attacks on computer networks, child exploitation, drug transactions, and corporate espionage. Further, this funding will support research into new ways to best detect, extract, and analyze digital evidence from a large number of electronic devices in order to prevent and control computer and electronic crimes.
-- West Virginia University (WVU) Forensic Science Initiative: $4 million has been requested for WVU’s Forensic Science Initiative, Morgantown, West Virginia, which operates under a memorandum of understanding with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division to develop critical technologies for homeland security and national defense, and which is a leader in fundamental forensic science research, education, training, and model forensic curriculum development.
-- Community Connections, Inc., Youth Training Initiative: $2 million has been requested for Community Connections, Inc., Bluefield, West Virginia, to conduct a youth training, leadership, and workforce development initiative across the State of West Virginia to foster the growth and development of future leaders in community based drug and crime prevention. Youth would be trained in essential elements of planning, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive, coordinated community-wide drug and crime prevention efforts.
-- HEALTHeWV Electronic Medical Records program: $5 million has been requested forthe National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) at Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia, to continue its efforts to adapt an electronic medical records system developed by the U.S. military for use by West Virginia health centers and clinics at a very low cost per site. HEALTHeWV is currently helping more than 800 West Virginia health care professionals at 21 clinics to provide better care to their more than 140,000 patients through more accurate and timely diagnosis and treatment. This funding will sustain and upgrade the current sites and allow the NTTC to expand the program into up to 20 additional medically underserved sites throughout the state.
