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BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · BJA-2020-18439

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Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$5.0M

Expected Awards

5

Deadline

June 15, 2020

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. DOJ seeks applications from eligible States and units of local government that will inventory, track, and report the status of SAKs. As an integral part of these activities, applicants also are expected to identify and prioritize (for testing) SAKs for which prosecution of a perpetrator is soon to... up to $1,000,000 per award; $5,000,000 total program funding; ~5 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Other eligible entities, State governments, City/township governments, Special district governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • •The following entities are eligible to apply: • States and units of local government that collect, store, maintain, and/or send forensic DNA evid...
  • •Deadline: 2020-06-15

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What This Grant Funds

DOJ seeks applications from eligible States and units of local government that will inventory, track, and report the status of SAKs. As an integral part of these activities, applicants also are expected to identify and prioritize (for testing) SAKs for which prosecution of a perpetrator is soon to be barred by the expiration of an applicable statute(s) of limitations. Since multiple grant programs for testing evidence related to sexual assault are offered through the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and NIJ, funding from this program will not be made available for testing evidence. Nonetheless, in order to facilitate the prioritization of cases (for testing) in which an applicable statute(s) of limitations is soon to expire, applicants are to include in the application detailed plans to clearly identify such potentially time-limited cases in the applicant's SAK inventory, implement methods and approaches to track such cases, and report on the disposition of any such cases during the period of performance under the award.

Who Can Apply

The following entities are eligible to apply: • States and units of local government that collect, store, maintain, and/or send forensic DNA evidence to an existing and accredited crime laboratory that complies with the DNA Quality Assurance Standards and participates in the National DNA Index System (NDIS).

Eligible Applicant Types

County GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)State GovernmentsCity/Township GovernmentsSpecial District Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award
$1.0M
Total Program Funding
$5.0M
Expected Number of Awards
5
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: April 16, 2020
Application Deadline: June 15, 2020 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726, 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the BJA contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov

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