Closed · O-BJA-2023-171565 · CFDA 16.833 · Discretionary
BJA FY 23 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
- April 4, 2023
- Close date
- 33
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY 23 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 33 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 33
- expected awards
- 16.833
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BJA FY 23 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiat… is closed (last close April 4, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 4, 2023
Expected Awards
33
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. With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support the Department’s priorities of reducing violent crime and supporting law enforcement officers and prosecutors by: 1. 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. 2. Improving investigations and prosecutions in connection with evidence and cases resulting from the SAK testing process as well as other violent crime cold cases. 3. 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 addressing unsubmitted SAKs, the National Assault Kit Initiative (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.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for BJA FY 23 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiat… (Federally recognized tribal governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 11 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 883).
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov
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What to do next
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