The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies to support activities and expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of cold case murders involving civil rights violations, as authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Emmett Till).
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies, working with their partners, to investigate and prosecute unsolved cold case homicides suspected to have been racially motivated or otherwise associated with civil rights violations. This includes support for victims’ families and stakeholder communities impacted by these cases.
Goals
To bring justice and reconciliation to the hundreds of cold case murder victims associated with civil rights violations by identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and resolving these cases. In addition, to bring justice and support to the families and stakeholders impacted by these murders.
Objectives
- Enhance the capacity of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecutors and their partners to identify, investigate, and prosecute these cases.
- Enhance collaboration between federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecution agencies in their investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights cold case murders.
- Increase the number of state, local, and tribal investigations and prosecutions of civil rights cold case murders.
- Bring justice, reconciliation, and support to families and stakeholders impacted by these murders, thereby building trust.
- Translate this learning through information sharing, training, and tools to assist the field to identify, investigate, and prosecute additional cases as well as support victims’ families, stakeholders, and entire communities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $2,275,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $750,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligibility Criteria
- State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, including prosecutors’ offices.
For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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