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Clermont County commissioners approve pre-award acknowledgement for digital forensics lab grant to be housed at sheriff’s office
Summary
The board added and approved a pre-award conditions acknowledgment for a 2025 OCJS JAG grant totaling $149,431.30 to help establish a county digital forensics crime lab under sheriff oversight, with the sheriff’s office offering cost-free space and daily operational oversight.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 27 added and unanimously approved a pre-award conditions acknowledgment for a 2025 Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) JAG grant to support a proposed digital forensics crime lab that will be operated under sheriff oversight and housed in space the sheriff’s office has offered at no cost.
County staff and elected officials told commissioners the grant is time-sensitive and funds equipment, software and salaries tied to digital forensics work, including investigations of internet crimes against children and child sexual abuse material.
The board’s action will authorize David L. Painter, president of the Board of County Commissioners, or a designee to sign the OCJS pre-award acknowledgement required to…
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