Project Grant 15PBJA21GG04314SAKI

The Montana Department of Justice (MT DOJ), through the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI, CFDA 16.833) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, has been awarded a $2,125,000 Project Grant. This 3-year grant will enable MT DOJ to inventory and test unsubmitted and partially tested sexual assault kits, facilitate a statewide multidisciplinary task force, conduct cold case sexual assault investigations, and renovate evidence storage facilities. Key...

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...

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...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Justice under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), aims to review the national landscape of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) addressing child sexual exploitation. The $1,499,977 award, effective January 1, 2025, will be carried out over four years by an interdisciplinary team from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Northeastern University, and the University of South Florida. The...

The Missouri Attorney General will receive $2.5 million from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program (CFDA 16.833) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funds will support the Missouri Safe Kit Initiative to complete inventory and testing of untested sexual assault kits, provide technical assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, and maintain staff positions including a criminal...

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 Texas Department of Public Safety will receive $1.5 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program (CFDA 16.833). The funding will support investigation and prosecution of cold case sexual assaults and homicides in Texas through September 2025. Specifically, the grant will fund two retired Texas Ranger investigators and a grant specialist to investigate 24...

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) of Georgia received a $2,500,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant Program (CFDA 16.833) effective October 1, 2023. The funding will enable CJCC and its partner agencies across the state, including the Georgia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Task Force, District Attorney's Offices, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to continue their...

The Nevada State Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Project was awarded $1,953,399.56 through a cooperative agreement by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, with a completion date of September 30, 2021. The funding supports work under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program (CFDA #16.833), which aims to help law enforcement and prosecutors address challenges associated with unsubmitted sexual assault kits and unresolved violent crime cold...

The County of Wayne in Detroit, Michigan received a $1,360,851 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports the Wayne County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Investigation & Prosecution under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 16.833). The award enables the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to address challenges associated with...