BJA FY25 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "BJA FY25 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)" aimed at reducing sexual assault and violent crime while supporting victims and holding offenders accountable. This initiative seeks to address significant backlogs of unsubmitted and partially tested sexual assault kits (SAKs) by providing resources to criminal justice agencies to enhance their response to sexually motivated crimes. Eligible applicants include state law enforcement agencies, local government units, and small law enforcement agencies, with funding amounts ranging from $0 to $2,500,000. Interested parties should note that the application deadline is October 27, 2025, and can reach out to the OJP Response Center at OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov for further information.
Eligible Applicants
The following entities are eligible to apply for Categories 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6: State law enforcement agencies, Units of local government, Governmental nonlaw enforcement agencies acting as their fiscal agents, Prosecutor’s offices. The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 2: Small law enforcement agencies or consortia of small law enforcement agencies. For the purposes of this NOFO, “small law enforcement agencies” are defined as agencies that have fewer than 250 sworn officers. The following entities are eligible to apply for Categories 3, 4, and 6: Jurisdictions that have addressed their unsubmitted and partially tested SAKs and have clearly demonstrated they have also addressed the downstream case activities (e.g., crime analysis, investigation, victim notification, CODIS hit follow up, and prosecutions) for at least 75 percent of the associated cases under the jurisdiction’s control and/or authority. The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 5: Existing or previous SAKI grantees that have addressed their unsubmitted and partially tested kits and have clearly demonstrated they have also addressed the downstream case activities under SAKI (crime analysis/investigation/victim notification/CODIS hit follow up/prosecutions) for at least 75 percent of the associated cases under the jurisdiction’s control and/or authority.