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Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Making the Most of Your SAKI Award

Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Grants and Funding
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

SAKI TTA Factsheet

Date Published
November 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Infographic

Date Published
January 2022
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

During National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) shares the following resources:

Available Funding

Visit the Available Funding page to learn about currently open solicitations from BJA. Details about previously available funding opportunities can be found on the Past Funding page.

See the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP’s) Current Funding Opportunities page to access information about additional funding available...

SAKI Solicitation Released

BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).

FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Closing Date
This program addresses the issue and impact of unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) at law enforcement agencies by improving: (1) state and local jurisdictions’ capacities to respond to violent crime and (2) the functioning of the criminal justice system through the investigation and prosecution of cases resulting from SAK evidence and the collection of lawfully owed DNA.

More than $376 Million in Awards to Promote Public Safety Announced

The Office of Justice Programs has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. Several BJA programs are included in the announcement, including more than $252 million in Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program funding awards, $40 million in Sexual Assault Kit Initiative funding awards...