The nationwide effort aimed to clear backlogged sexual assault kits and put rapists behind bars. The $350M investment has netted about 1,500 convictions so far.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she was unaware of USA TODAY's investigation and had not yet spoken with President Biden about its findings.

A decade ago, a USA TODAY investigation helped reveal the national backlog of rape kits. Evidence from thousands of sexual assaults had been left to sit – untested – in law enforcement storage. In time,

Since its founding in 2015, SAKI has handed out nearly $350 million dollars in grant money to 90 local and state agencies across the U.S.