Closed · O-BJA-2022-171107 · CFDA 16.833 · Discretionary
BJA FY22 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 27, 2022
- Close date
- 32
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY22 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 32 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 32
- expected awards
- 16.833
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJA FY22 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative - is cataloged under number O-BJA-2022-171107 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.833, posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 1, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,500,000. The agency has projected $55.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 32 awards. If the agency funds the expected 32 awards from the $55.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.7 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 27, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $2,500,000
Close Date
May 27, 2022
Posted
April 1, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$55,000,000
Expected Awards
32
Instrument
Grant
Description
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) supports the Department’s priorities of reducing violent crime and supporting law enforcement officers and prosecutors by: Providing jurisdictions (including rural and tribal) with resources to address sexual assault kits (SAKs) in their custody that have not been submitted to a forensic laboratory for testing by Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)-eligible DNA methodologies. Improving investigation and prosecution in connection with evidence and cases resulting from the testing process. Providing sites with resources to collect DNA samples from qualifying individuals who should have a sample in CODIS (based on the type and time of the offense in relation to applicable state law) but from whom a sample has never been collected or submitted to a laboratory for testing. In addition to unsubmitted SAKs, SAKI addresses partially tested SAKs, as defined below, and untested evidence associated with sexually motivated homicides. This program is not directed at untested kits that have been submitted to forensic labs for testing with CODIS-eligible DNA methodologies but are delayed for testing longer than 30 days; for example, as a result of a laboratory backlog. A separate program addresses laboratory backlogs and capacity. For more information on resources related to untested kits, see: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/forensic-science-programs.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov
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