Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

Post Date

March 15th 2016

Application Due Date

May 31st 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

NIJ-2016-9088

CFDA Number(s)

16.741

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $5000000

Grant Description

It is not known how many unanalyzed sexual assault kits (SAKs) there are nationwide . Evidence from sexual assaults like weapons, bedding, clothing, and SAKs can be used to corroborate that a crime occurred, identify or eliminate a possible perpetrator, and ascertain whether a suspect may have been involved in other crimes. SAKs contain biological and trace evidence, along with other physical evidence collected from a victim. While all evidence from sexual assaults is important, this program focuses on SAKs. SAKs may be stored in a number of places such as, crime laboratories, police department evidence storage units, hospitals and clinics. Many law enforcement agencies do not have computerized systems to track the processing of a SAK. This program will allow agencies to inventory, track and report all untested and unsubmitted SAKs ensuring accountability and transparency for the collection, processing and testing of SAKs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  NCJRS Call Center
  grants@ncjrs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Support

• Agency Email Address:

  grants@ncjrs.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Justice