BJA FY24 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
O-BJA-2024-172049
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $1,200,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Humanities
Eligible applicants
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Special District Governments
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Other
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • City/Township Governments
  • County Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • State Governments
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Federal Grant Opportunity, titled "BJA FY24 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program," is being offered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The grant seeks to support efforts by wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities, which represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence, and conviction integrity or review units (CIUs) to enhance criminal justice system integrity. The grant also includes a category to select a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to ensure WCR and CIUs entities and the field obtain the skills, training, and information on the latest practices to safeguard the integrity of convictions and support post-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictions. The TTA provider will also build and maintain a database for the field on exonerations. The application deadline is May 15, 2024.

The funding for this opportunity is provided under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) and the Wrongful Conviction Review Program, both of which are managed by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. The funding amount and award details are not specified in the provided information.

Synopsis

With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support efforts by both wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities, which represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence to review individual cases, and conviction integrity or review units (CIUs) to enhance criminal justice system integrity. This includes a category to select a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to ensure WCR and CIUs entities and the field obtain the skills, training, and information on the latest practices to safeguard the integrity of convictions and support post-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictions. The TTA provider will also build and maintain a database for the field on exonerations.

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