BJA FY 20 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program

DOJ seeks applications from eligible States and units of local government that will inventory, track, and report the status of SAKs.

As an integral part of these activities, applicants also are expected to identify and prioritize (for testing) SAKs for which prosecution of a perpetrator is

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soon to be barred by the expiration of an applicable statute(s) of limitations.

Since multiple grant programs for testing evidence related to sexual assault are offered through the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and NIJ, funding from this program will not be made available for testing evidence.

Nonetheless, in order to facilitate the prioritization of cases (for testing) in which an applicable statute(s) of limitations is soon to expire, applicants are to include in the application detailed plans to clearly identify such potentially time-limited cases in the applicant's SAK inventory, implement methods and approaches to track such cases, and report on the disposition of any such cases during the period of performance under the award.

Agency: Department of Justice

Office: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Estimated Funding: $5,000,000

Who's Eligible

State Governments

County Governments

City or Township Govenments

Special District Governments

Others - see �Additional Information on Eligibility� for clarification

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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.grants.gov

Additional Information of Eligibility:
The following entities are eligible to apply: • States and units of local government that collect, store, maintain, and/or send forensic DNA evidence to an existing and accredited crime laboratory that complies with the DNA Quality Assurance Standards and participates in the National DNA Index System (NDIS).

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://bja.ojp.gov/SAFEITR20

Contact:

Agency Email Description:
Technical Application Assistance

Agency Email:

Date Posted:
2020-04-16

Application Due Date:

Archive Date:
2020-05-31