Continued partnership with NC state crime lab and county district attorney's offices to identify, review, and resolve credible claims of actual innocence. Initiate review of SC claims of innocence

The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence (NCCAI) received a $300,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) federal grant program (CFDA #16.746).

The two-year award, effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023, will support NCCAI's continued partnership with the North Carolina State Crime Lab and county district attorney's offices. Through this collaboration, NCCAI will identify, review, and resolve credible claims of actual innocence in North Carolina. The organization will also initiate reviews of additional claims of innocence in the state. The funding furthers the CCLI program's goals of providing training and technical assistance related to litigation in capital cases, as well as reviewing individual post-conviction claims of innocence.