The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to support wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIU).
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
WCR entities represent and review individual cases of post-conviction claims of innocence. CIUs enhance criminal justice system integrity. The goal of this program is to enhance the ability of WCR entities and CIUs and their criminal justice and victims’ services partners to better identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence while preventing future error and bring justice for victims.
Opportunity Categories
- Category 1: WCR Entity-Led Strategy
- Category 2: Prosecutor/CIU-Led Partnerships with Wrongful Conviction Review Entities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $8,300,000
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: Up to $600,000.
Grant Period
36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- County governments
- For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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