December 2021 Group Watch: University of Alabama Gets $4M for Forensic Science
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby announced that the University of Alabama has been awarded $4 million from the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice agency for the establishment of a National Center on Forensics. The University will establish and operate the center in partnership with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and the Alabama District Attorney’s Association. According to Senator Shelby’s office, the funding was allocated through the fiscal year 2021 “Consolidated Appropriations Act.” The center will serve to develop and implement scientific and technical educational opportunities with a concentration on underserved rural areas for the medical and legal communities. It will also provide forensic science and legal training to criminal justice professionals.
