Closed · O-BJA-2024-172187 · CFDA 16.833 · Discretionary
BJA FY24 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
- August 1, 2024
- Close date
- 29
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $2,500,000 across 29 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 29
- expected awards
- 16.833
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative - is cataloged under number O-BJA-2024-172187 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 June 21, 2024 and last updated on July 31, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,500,000. It expects to issue 29 awards. 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 August 1, 2024. 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
August 1, 2024
Posted
June 21, 2024
Expected Awards
29
Instrument
Grant
Description
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support 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 unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) (including partially tested kits) in their custody that have not been submitted to a forensic laboratory for testing with Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)-eligible DNA methodologies. Improving investigations and prosecutions in connection with evidence and cases resulting from the SAK testing process, as well as other violent cold case crimes. Providing sites with resources to collect DNA samples from qualifying individuals who should have a sample in CODIS, but from whom a sample has never been collected or submitted to a laboratory for testing, as well as developing/reforming policies for arrestee collections, if legally permissible in the awardee’s jurisdiction. In addition to addressing unsubmitted SAKs, the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) addresses partially tested SAKs, as defined herein, and untested evidence associated with sexually motivated homicides and other violent cold case crimes.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 07, 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.
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Agency Contact
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