# BJA FY25 Invited to Apply – Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2025-172589-bja-fy25-invited-to-apply-sexual-assault-kit/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362041

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $5.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on May 6, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2025-172589 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 6, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.833 |

## Who can apply

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

Only applicants that received an official invitation letter from BJA are able and eligible to apply. Applications will only be accepted from the following: Research Triangle Institute, International

## What the grant funds

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2025 Invited to Apply – Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program. This opportunity provides supplemental funding to continue supporting SAKI site-based grantees in solving existing cases, preventing future crimes and providing justice for survivors and/or their families. SAKI TTA provides expertise, training, and technical assistance for the furtherance of law enforcement investigations of sexual assault and violent cold case crimes to hold violent offenders accountable and reduce violent crime. More specifically, SAKI TTA provides expertise and direct site-based assistance to jurisdictions as they establish widespread, evidence-based, sustainable practices on topics such as: collecting and processing forensic evidence, investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases in connection with previously unsubmitted and partially tested sexual assault kits (SAKs), and supporting victims of sexual assault.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2025-172589 still open?

No. It closed on May 6, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJA FY25 Invited to Apply – Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program?

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 FY25 Invited to Apply – Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program?

Closed May 6, 2026. 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 $5.0 million each.

### 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.