The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant to support community response teams in inventorying, tracking, and testing unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs). The grant aims to enhance collaboration among laboratories, law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers, improve sexual assault investigations and prosecutions, and enhance victim notification protocols and services. The closing date for applications is April 27, 2020.
Opportunity ID: 324908
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2020-17018 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 20 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities Information and Statistics Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 27 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.833 — National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $47,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments County governments Special district governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | SAKI, administered by BJA, is a competitive grant program that provides funding to support multidisciplinary community response teams to inventory, track, and test previously unsubmitted SAKs; collect and test lawfully owed DNA from offenders/arrestees; produce necessary protocols and policies to improve collaboration among laboratories, police, prosecutors, and victim service providers; provide resources to address the sexual assault investigations and prosecutions that result from evidence and CODIS hits produced by tested SAKs; and optimize victim notification protocols and services. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.
An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond an applicant’s control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline, or any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.833 | BJA-2020-17021 | SAKI: Expansion of DNA Databases to Assist with Sexual Assault Investigations and Prosecutions: Collection of Lawfully Owed DNA from Convicted Offenders and Arrestee DNA Collections | PKG00258637 | Feb 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | View |
| 16.833 | BJA-2020-17019 | SAKI: Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits | PKG00258615 | Feb 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | View |
| 16.833 | BJA-2020-17020 | SAKI: for Small Agencies (including rural and tribal agencies) | PKG00258616 | Feb 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | View |
| 16.833 | BJA-2020-17022 | SAKI: Investigation and Prosecution of Cold Case Sexual Assaults | PKG00258638 | Feb 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
324908 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
324908 SF424B-1.1.pdf
324908 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
324908 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
324908 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
324908 SF424B-1.1.pdf
324908 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
324908 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 3
Mandatory forms
324908 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
324908 SF424B-1.1.pdf
324908 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
324908 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Package 4
Mandatory forms
324908 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
324908 SF424B-1.1.pdf
324908 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
324908 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
324908 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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