Cooperative Agreement 2016AKBXK003

The County Of Riverside District Attorney's Office received a $1,500,000 Project Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833). The grant funding will enable the District Attorney's Office to enhance its Cold Case Homicide Team's investigative capacity by prioritizing cases with suspect DNA, submitting DNA for timely analysis, and leveraging new forensic techniques like forensic...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833) provides $2,500,000 to the County of Kern in Bakersfield, California. The funding will assist the Kern County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and its partners - the Kern County District Attorney's Office, Kern Regional Crime Laboratory, the Open Door Network, and Kern County Forensic Services - in testing an estimated 750 unsubmitted sexual assault kits...

This $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833) will support the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Forensic Services Bureau (FSB) in advancing the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (VCSAKI). The funding will be used to test an additional 1,900 unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) beyond the 1,000 previously estimated, utilizing a contracted private laboratory. The...

The Executive Office of Virginia's Public Safety Division has been awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833). The grant funding will support a 3-year initiative focused on reducing the number of unresolved violent crime cold cases in Virginia, with a primary focus on investigating and prosecuting cold case sexual assaults and sexually motivated homicides. Key activities...

The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office (DA's Office) received a $2,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program. The grant will fund the DA's Office efforts to continue improving the SAKI model in New Orleans, including screening and prosecuting cold case and DNA database hit sexual assault cases, entering cases into the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), and supporting...

The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office (OPDA) received a $1.4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI, CFDA# 16.833) program. The grant funding will be used to continue improving OPDA's SAKI program in New Orleans, Louisiana. Key initiatives include: screening and prosecuting cold case and DNA database hit sexual assault cases, entering all qualifying cases into VICAP, and creating a...

The Second Judicial District Attorney's Office of New Mexico (DA) received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program (CFDA 16.833). The funding will support the DA's existing SAKI Unit, which addresses New Mexico's backlog of untested sexual assault kits and cold cases of sexual violence. Key deliverables include investigating and prosecuting viable...

The City of Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Evidence Unit received a $1,150,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program. The grant funds a SAKI Project Coordinator and Victim Advocate to support investigations and advocacy for victims related to unsubmitted sexual assault evidence kits. These positions have helped track testing progress, strengthen communication with forensic labs and prosecutors,...

The County of Ocean in New Jersey received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program (CFDA 16.833) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support the following activities over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026: (1) Testing or retesting evidence items from 29 cold case homicides and unidentified human remains cases, many of which are believed to be...

The City of Boynton Beach Police Department was awarded a $113,178 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program (CFDA 16.833). The funding will allow the department to reexamine issues related to the handling of sexual assault kits (SAKs), develop and implement a methodology to improve the processing and preservation of DNA evidence, and provide trauma-informed victim services. Specifically,...