Serial Rapist Receives Life Sentence in First Genetic Genealogy Jury Trial in Dallas County History
Learn how Dallas County (Texas) used support and expertise received through SAKI to link unknown offender DNA profiles to familial connections.
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
Forensics Unit Programs
Date Published
July 2024
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation Released
Learn about the FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative funding opportunity.
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.
Forensics Unit Programs
Date Published
February 2024
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
BJA
Tiffany Johnston
Title
Grants Management Specialist
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FY 2023 Solicitation Overview: National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance Program
Date Published
June 2023
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
BJA
SAKI—Bringing Justice to Georgia
May 2023
Series
During this episode, hear how National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative funding helped the state of Georgia process a backlog of sexual assault kits, which led to the identification and conviction of a serial rapist.
Achieving Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors in Georgia
Read the blog post to learn 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.
Solving Violent Crime Through Lawfully “Owed” DNA: Outcomes of Efforts to Address Missed DNA Samples
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
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.
Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years
January 2023
Series
During this episode, Detective Johnson and Dr. Williamson describe how decades of determined police work and cutting-edge forensic science identified Joe Michael Ervin as the person who assaulted and murdered four women between 1978 and 1981.
Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years
Read the blog post to learn more.