Applicants must propose to implement a comprehensive approach to unsubmitted SAKs that includes all three elements of the BJA model. Funds may be requested to support other activities, as determined by the needs of the applicant’s jurisdiction. However, regardless of the proposed use of funds, applicants must describe how their project will include all three of the BJA model’s elements in their program plan.

Under Purpose Area 2, applicants are expected to achieve the overall goals of SAKI, but do not require extensive funding to support the three elements of the BJA model. Applicants seeking funding under Purpose Area 2 must demonstrate efforts to form or maintain a multidisciplinary approach to address SAK-related issues in their jurisdiction, establish partnerships where possible, ensure that the SAKI activities are effectively coordinated, and discuss how funding will help provide a sustainable solution to problems associated with unsubmitted SAKs in the jurisdiction. Priority will be given to rural and tribal law enforcement agencies (especially those who are not currently receiving assistance under an existing statewide or countywide SAKI grant held by another agency).

In accordance with applicable state law and for the purpose of resolving sexual assault cases associated with previously unsubmitted SAKs, Purpose Area 3 addresses the identification, collection, and DNA profiling of samples from convicted offenders who should have samples in CODIS, but from whom samples have never been collected or submitted to a lab for testing.

Purpose Area 4 is designed to support the investigation and prosecution of high volumes of sexual assault cases that have resulted from testing backlogs of previously unsubmitted SAKs. This funding is intended as enhancement funds for applicants that can clearly demonstrate their jurisdictions have previously addressed, or are currently effectively addressing, the major issues associated with unsubmitted SAKs. Additionally, this purpose area can fund investigators to interview and investigate people who have been convicted of sexual assault in order to gather information on additional offenses committed. Applicants do not have to be existing SAKI award recipients.

The goals in a holistic SAKI approach are implementing sustainable changes in procedures and policies to ensure that unsubmitted kits never accumulate again and ensuring that the overall response to sexually motivated crimes is enhanced to ensure timeliness and a victim-centered focus. As many SAKI grantees are near the completion of testing, investigating, and prosecuting their cases, this purpose area is designed for existing or previous SAKI grantees, which have addressed their unsubmitted kits and the downstream case activities for most of their cases, for one final SAKI project that is focused on sustainability.

Under Purpose Area 6, BJA expands on the success of SAKI and utilizes the BJA SAKI Model to support the investigation of all other violent crime cold cases in an effort to solve even more cases and apprehend these perpetrators before they commit additional offenses, thereby increasing public safety.

This purpose area will encompass all other violent crime cold cases which are not sexually motivated and provide funding not only for DNA/FGG activities but also for critical and labor intensive investigative, behavioral and crime analysis, and prosecutorial activities, as well as victim and family advocacy.

This funding is intended as enhancement funds for existing and/or previous SAKI grantees that have addressed their unsubmitted kits and have clearly demonstrated they have also addressed the downstream case activities under SAKI (investigation, prosecution) for at least 75 percent of their cases.

For this purpose area, applicants must propose to implement a comprehensive approach to resolve violent crime cold cases that includes all three elements of the BJA SAKI Model, as modified herein for this particular purpose area.