BJA FY 2026 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program
1. BASIC INFORMATION
Purpose of the Funding
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.
This opportunity supports state, local, and tribal efforts to enhance their capacity to investigate and prosecute incidents of sexual assault in confinement facilities. State agencies, law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies may utilize this funding for investigative and prosecutorial activities to decrease incidents of sexual assault in confinement facilities and increase the rate of successful prosecutions in such cases.
Permissible uses of funding include:
• Establishing or enhancing prosecution units for sexual assault.
• Supporting evidence collection, retention, and victim/witness interviewing efforts.
• Educating and training law enforcement, prosecutors’ offices, and their partners
in responding to, investigating, and prosecuting cases involving sexual assault in
confinement settings.
• Establishing or supporting existing coordinated interagency responses, such as
multidisciplinary sexual assault response teams (SARTs) in confinement facilities.
• Acquiring resources or equipment to support effective sexual assault
investigations, such as security cameras.
• Training for prosecutors for cases involving sexual assault in confinement
facilities.
