# BJA FY 21 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2021-94003-bja-fy-21-national-sexual-assault-kit-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333245

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $2.5 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $44.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2021-94003 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $2.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 28 |
| Total funding | $44.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.833 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Eligibility Section

## What the grant funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. SAKI supports 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 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 investigation and prosecution in connection with evidence and cases resulting from the testing process. (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 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 for 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: http://nij.gov/topics/forensics/evidence/dna/pages/welcome.aspx.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2021-94003 still open?

No. It closed on June 22, 2021.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 21 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 21 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)?

Closed June 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.5 million each. About $44.0 million in total across about 28 awards.

### Who has won National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, Research Triangle Institute, County of Fulton. The program made 138 awards worth $210 million in that time.