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ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2024-172187

BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was August 1, 2024. Individual awards are listed as up to $2.5M, with about 29 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.833 (National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative).

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

Key facts

Posted
Jun 21, 2024
Close date
Aug 1, 2024
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$2,500,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
29
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following entities are eligible to apply for Purpose Areas 1 and 3: Other: State law enforcement agencies, Other: Units of local government, Other: Governmental nonlaw enforcement agencies acting as their fiscal agents, Other: Prosecutor’s offices. The following entities are eligible to apply for Purpose Area 2: Other: Small law enforcement agencies or consortia of small law enforcement agencies. For the purposes of this solicitation, “small law enforcement agencies” are defined as agencies that have fewer than 250 sworn officers or a consortia of small agencies. The following entities are eligible to apply for Purpose Areas 3, 4, and 6: Other: Jurisdictions that have addressed their unsubmitted kits (including partially tested kits) and have clearly demonstrated they have also addressed the downstream case activities (crime analysis, investigation, prosecution as applicable) for at least 75 percent of the associated cases under the jurisdiction’s control and/or authority. Jurisdictions do not have to be an existing or previous SAKI grantee to qualify for Purpose Areas 3, 4, and/or 6, but the jurisdiction should be prepared and able to clearly demonstrate it meets the qualifications outlined herein in its application or the application may not proceed to peer review. The following entities are eligible to apply for Purpose Areas 5: Other: Existing and/or previous SAKI grantees that have addressed their unsubmitted kits (including partially tested kits) and have clearly demonstrated they have also addressed the downstream case activities under SAKI (investigation, prosecution) for at least 75 percent of the associated cases under the jurisdiction’s control and/or authority.

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.

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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.833

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$2.76K
FY25$44.5M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.833. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2.5m and the agency expects to make about 29 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2024-172187), 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
Award range
Up to $3M
Closes
Oct 8, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 2 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
OpenALN 16.043
Award range
Up to $2.5M
Closes
Oct 29, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 4 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today