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BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2019-15228

Closed

Award Range

$500K – $2.5M

Total Program Funding

$40.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

April 9, 2019

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 19 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Bureau of Justice Assistance. SAKI, administered by BJA, is a competitive grant program that provides funding to support multidisciplinary community response teams to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs; collect and test lawfully owed DNA from offenders/arrestees; produce necessary protocols and policies to... $500,000-$2,500,000 per award; $40,000,000 total program funding; ~28 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Special district governments, State governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, City/township governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Deadline: 2019-04-09

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

SAKI, administered by BJA, is a competitive grant program that provides funding to support multidisciplinary community response teams to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs; collect and test lawfully owed DNA from offenders/arrestees; produce necessary protocols and policies to improve collaboration among laboratories, police, prosecutors, and victim service providers; provide resources to address the sexual assault investigations and prosecutions that result from evidence and CODIS hits produced by tested SAKs; and optimize victim notification protocols and services.

Who Can Apply

Eligible Applicant Types

County GovernmentsSpecial District GovernmentsState GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsCity/Township Governments

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $2.5M
Total Program Funding: $40.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 28
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: February 7, 2019

Application Deadline: April 9, 2019 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

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