Rape evidence kits
FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to provide jurisdictions with resources to address unsubmitted sexual assault kits, improve investigations and prosecutions, provide sites with resources to collect DNA samples from qualifying individuals, and more.
FY 2023 The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This opportunity will fund two providers to address the training and technical assistance needs of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) site-based grantees and to provide resources to current SAKI sites across the country working Jane and John Doe sexually motivated homicide cases.
FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program helps to address the issue and impact of unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) in law enforcement agencies as well as other violent crime cold cases.
Blog Post: BJA’s SAKI Program Solves 36-Year-Old Sexual Assault Cold Case, Bringing Long-Sought Justice to the Victim
Read the blog post to learn about the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program.
FY 2021 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting
Closing Date
Funding through this program is used to implement an evidence management program to inventory, track, and report untested and unsubmitted sexual assault kits.
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
Key Considerations When Developing and Implementing a Testing Plan
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Cold Case Sexual Assault Investigations: Key Considerations & Recommendations
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Getting Started in SAKI: Virtual Learning at Your Fingertips
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Implementing an Evidence Tracking System: Key Considerations for Managing Critical Information
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
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
Overview of Performance Metric Tracking (PMT) Requirements
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Grants and Funding
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting (SAFE-ITR) Program
This program provides funding for agencies to gain insight into the scope of unanalyzed sexual assault kits (SAKs) and for managing the status of the workflow of the SAKs.
Guidance for Entering BJA Performance Measures Regarding Number of CODIS Hits
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
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.