Project Grant 15PBJA24GG05434SAKI
- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) received a $691,091.83 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. The award aimed to assist Oklahoma in reducing its DNA sample backlog through the development and implementation of a felony arrestee sample collection and processing program for inclusion in the Combined DNA Index...
- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) was awarded a $667,431 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant will be used to implement the FY24 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program. The primary objectives are to increase OSBI's capacity to process DNA samples, reduce the backlog of forensic DNA cases and Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) offender...
- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was awarded $877,333 under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Bureau's provision of biology-related forensic services and CODIS database services to agencies throughout Oklahoma. Key deliverables include reducing and preventing the backlog of DNA cases and offender...
- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) received a $850,773 DNA Backlog Reduction Program formula grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund activities to increase capacity and process more DNA samples for entry into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) across the state of Oklahoma. Key activities include hiring additional DNA analysis technicians, providing overtime for personnel, outsourcing forensic DNA...
- 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 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...
- This $475,353 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women, under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017), will support intervention, advocacy, and support services for victims of sexual assault in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma through September 2023. The Attorney General of Oklahoma will administer funding and has sub-awarded funds to three organizations. The Kaw Nation will implement a holistic sexual assault program...
- 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...
- This $2,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (CFDA 16.833) aims to utilize advanced DNA testing and research methodologies to help identify and apprehend violent offenders linked to homicides across the state of Idaho. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant include: Adding a new SAKI site coordinator, two full-time investigative staff dedicated to homicide...
- 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 OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (OSBI), ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, REQUESTS FUNDING UNDER THE SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE GRANT TO FURTHER TEST AND TRACK UNSUBMITTED SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF REOPENING CASES FOR PROSECUTION WHILE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM POLICIES AND PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICES STATEWIDE. WITHFUNDING THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE OSBI WILL MAINTAIN THE INVESTIGATIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT CREATED IN 2022. THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL KEEP MOMENTUM MOVING FORWARD FOR OKLAHOMA BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF THE REMAINING SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS ON THE CERTIFIED INVENTORY, PROVIDE TRAINING TO COMBAT THE LACK OF CONSISTENT AND DEDICATED FOCUS ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES, AND INCREASE STATEWIDE COLLABORATION AMONG ALL DISCIPLINES IMPROVING THE RESPONSE TO SURVIVORS. THE OSBI IS FOCUSED ON BRINGING TOGETHER ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED, INCLUDING SURVIVORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SYSTEM PLAYERS, TO SEE MORE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR ALL AFFECTED.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.5m | 12/4/24 |