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FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

April 2026

Series

Funding Webinar

This webinar provides information and guidance to help prepare prospective applicants for the FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program funding opportunity.

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FY25 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative - Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar

Event Dates

September 30, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Series

BJA Funding Webinar

FY25 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

Closing Date

November 3, 2025

Grants.gov Deadline

October 27, 2025

Application JustGrants Deadline

November 3, 2025

FY25 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Closing Date

November 3, 2025

Grants.gov Deadline

October 27, 2025

Application JustGrants Deadline

November 3, 2025

Title IX & Restorative Justice Implementation in the Criminal Legal System

Event Dates

July 24, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation Webinar

Event Dates

July 8, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Series

BJA Funding Webinar

Prosecuting Cold Case Sexual Assaults

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Working the Case II: Case Follow-Up Based on SAK Testing Results

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Developing a Victim Notification Protocol

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Working the Case I: Cold Case Sexual Assault Review and Assessment

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Examining Walking-Waiting Sexual Assaults from Previously Untested Sexual Assault Kits: The Intersection of Stranger and Outdoor Sexual Assaults

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored, NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Value and Validity of Self-Reported Survey Data on the Rape Experiences of College Students

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigations Training: Lessons Learned Attempting to Enhance Sexual Assault-Related Understanding and Reduce Rape Myth Beliefs and Burnout among Police Officers

Journal

Policing-a Journal of Policy and Practice

Date Published

2021

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

FY 2022 Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting People Who Are Incarcerated, and Safeguarding Communities

Closing Date

May 23, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

May 19, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

May 23, 2022

Do Impulsivity and Education Moderate the Effectiveness of Police Sexual Assault Investigations Training? Findings from a Solomon Four-Group Quasi-Experiment

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

July 2021

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Solicitation Released: FY 2021 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

The deadlines associated with this opportunity are: June 14, 2021 (Grants.gov) and June 28, 2021 (JustGrants).

FY 2021 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence – Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

Closing Date

June 28, 2021

National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Infographic

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Publication Type

Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet

SAKI Solicitation Released

BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).

FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)

Closing Date

April 27, 2020

'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'

In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.

Collecting Lawfully Owed DNA

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Factsheet

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

This program provides funding to state and local governments and federally recognized tribes for demonstration projects within confinement settings, including adult prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, community corrections facilities, law enforcement lockups and other temporary holding facilities, and tribal detention facilities.