Block Grant 2020FABX0010

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and Wrongful Conviction Review Program (CFDA 16.746) to the California Innocence Project Foundation (CIPF). The funding will support CIPF's efforts to review, investigate, and litigate claims of wrongful conviction from prisoners convicted in Southern California counties. CIPF plans to work with conviction integrity units, where available, to free the...

This federal Project Grant award of $599,097, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) program, supports the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) at Santa Clara University. The NCIP proposes to identify and review cases where convictions may have been based on unreliable expert testimony related to Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma diagnoses or faulty eyewitness identification practices....

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Innocence Projects (CIP) Statewide Wrongful Conviction Project. The funding will allow CIP to continue its collaboration with the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit and the Michigan Attorney General Conviction Integrity Unit, as well as expand partnerships with other organizations like the State Appellate...

This federal Project Grant award of $286,542, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) program, supports the establishment of a Conviction Review Unit within the Civil Rights Division of the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office in New Orleans, Louisiana. The goal of this project is to review hundreds of past criminal cases that may have involved wrongful convictions, including re-analyzing forensic...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the State of Illinois Attorney General's Office to establish a Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU). The CIU will review and investigate violent felony cases where new, credible evidence of innocence has been discovered or where new technologies allow for testing of remaining evidence, with a focus on DNA analysis. Key activities to be supported include screening and reviewing potential...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $271,632 Formula Grant to the Innocence Project of Texas through the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) federal grant program. The two-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 will support the grantee's provision of wrongful conviction review and capital case litigation training and technical assistance. Specifically, the Innocence Project of Texas will review individual...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $300,000 to Innocence Project Of FL Inc. under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) Formula Grant for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the provision of training and technical assistance to prosecutors and defense attorneys litigating capital cases, as well as the review of individual post-conviction claims of innocence through the Wrongful...

This $372,927 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) will support the Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP) in its efforts to exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals, particularly in Shelby County/Memphis. The funding will allow TIP to partner with the newly established Shelby County Justice Review Unit (JRU) to collaboratively investigate cases, identify patterns of negligence and...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence program (CFDA 16.820), will fund the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to establish the California DNA Assistance Program (CADNAP). The $1,800,000 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will support CADNAP's efforts to identify post-conviction cases of violent felony offenses where DNA testing...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $599,990 Project Grant under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project (PAIP). The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enhance PAIP's capacity to investigate potential wrongful convictions and exonerate innocent individuals across Pennsylvania. Specifically, the funding will expand PAIP's investigative staff to address a case evaluation backlog, allowing them to...