Forensic Science Grant Funding Opportunities
With over 20 years of manufacturing and sales of comparison microscopes to forensic laboratories in hundreds of labs in the United States, a common topic we discuss with customers is grant funding opportunities available to help in purchasing their equipment. The following list is a starting point of funding opportunities most commonly used to purchase […]
Summary of 2018 Federal Funding Proposed for Law Enforcement
Last week PoliceOne released a summary of federal funding proposed in 2018 for law enforcement agencies. To read the article, please click on Grants for Law Enforcement. We encourage our blog readers to review these opportunities as several of our customers have utilized similar funding opportunities to purchase equipment for their forensic laboratories. Some of these […]
FY2017 Forensic Science Grant Funding Opportunities
As we welcome in 2017, the field of forensic science turns towards the opening of FY2017 forensic science grant funding opportunities. The National Institute of Justice hosted a WebEx last week covering four grant funding opportunities available to publicly funded forensic laboratories: Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly […]
Leeds Announces it is the New North American Distributor for Evofinder® Ballistics Identification System (BIS)
Minneapolis, MN – Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce that Leeds has been appointed by ScannBI Technology Europe GmbH as its exclusive North American distributor of the Evofinder® Ballistic Identification System (BIS). Evofinder® captures ballistic evidence images in both 2D and 3D and stores these images in a network database which can be […]
NIJ Accepting Applications for Forensic Lab Funding Opportunities
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is accepting applications for two forensic grant programs: FY 2016 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program: This program provides funds to eligible States and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to process, record, screen, and analyze forensic DNA and/or DNA database […]
Kern Regional Crime Lab Calls the Leeds LCF3 an “Incredibly Powerful” Comparison Microscope
Kern Regional Crime Lab located in Bakersfield, CA, gave its two new Leeds LCF3 Firearms and Tool Marks Comparison Microscopes a ringing endorsement in the lab’s publication, The Lab Report. Specifically, the lab stated: “The new Leeds LCF3 Firearms and Toolmarks Comparison Microscopes are incredibly powerful and versatile systems that allow a higher level of […]
Working with the LSV2 – Helpful Video Tutorials
As interest in the Leeds Spectral Vision System (LSV2) continues to grow, we are excited to introduce a library of user friendly video tutorials showing how to screen, view, and document evidence in the forensic lab. Visit Leeds’ YouTube LSV2 Tutorials playlist and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as we will continue to […]
Leeds Is Pleased to Announce Newly Awarded GSA Schedule Contract Covering Leeds Forensic Products
Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc., manufacturer of forensic comparison microscopes and imaging systems, is delighted to announce that it has just been awarded a Multiple Award Schedule 66 Contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), covering Leeds’ forensic products. By awarding this contact, GSA has identified Leeds as a preferred vendor of scientific equipment and […]
5 Unique Features of the LSV2, Your Next Generation Alternate Light Source Screening Tool
The Leeds Spectral Vision second generation LSV2 model offers an imaging tool that has rapidly been adopted by forensic laboratories to help reduce evidence screening bottlenecks and provide easy evidence documentation. Incorporating several unique capabilities, the LSV2 is an intuitive and versatile investigative tool for the forensic lab. Unique Features of the LSV2: Highly sensitive, […]
Identifying Grants Available to Fund Forensic Lab Equipment: 2015 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Grant
For years, the forensic industry has struggled to receive adequate funding necessary to keep labs functioning at the highest levels possible. With on going budgetary constraints, crime labs struggle to meet their funding needs to help ease mounting issues: DNA backlog reduction, hiring/training additional staff, as well as purchasing new equipment or replacing outdated […]