ClosedOpportunity BJA-2020-18439

BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 15, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $1M, with about 5 awards expected and $5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.741 (DNA Backlog Reduction Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Apr 16, 2020
Close date: Jun 15, 2020
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $5,000,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following entities are eligible to apply: • States and units of local government that collect, store, maintain, and/or send forensic DNA evidence to an existing and accredited crime laboratory that complies with the DNA Quality Assurance Standards and participates in the National DNA Index System (NDIS).

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

DOJ seeks applications from eligible States and units of local government that will inventory, track, and report the status of SAKs. As an integral part of these activities, applicants also are expected to identify and prioritize (for testing) SAKs for which prosecution of a perpetrator is soon to be barred by the expiration of an applicable statute(s) of limitations.
Since multiple grant programs for testing evidence related to sexual assault are offered through the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and NIJ, funding from this program will not be made available for testing evidence. Nonetheless, in order to facilitate the prioritization of cases (for testing) in which an applicable statute(s) of limitations is soon to expire, applicants are to include in the application detailed plans to clearly identify such potentially time-limited cases in the applicant's SAK inventory, implement methods and approaches to track such cases, and report on the disposition of any such cases during the period of performance under the award.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.741DNA Backlog Reduction ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.741

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

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FY25

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FY26

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Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.741. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1m, total estimated program funding is $5,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2020-18439), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes todayALN 16.076