Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2016-9088 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.741Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJClosing Date: May 31, 2016Award Ceiling: $5,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Mar 15, 2016Funding Opportunity 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.

Source: Grants.gov - March 16, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding