BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172349
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $600,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- County Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity, titled "BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions," is administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. It seeks to support wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIUs) in order to enhance their ability to identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence while preventing future error and bringing justice for victims. The funding is available under two categories: WCR Entity-Led Strategy and CIU-Led Partnerships with WCR Entities. Eligible applicant types include special district governments, city/township governments, tribal governments, state governments, higher education institutions, county governments, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and public higher education institutions. The application deadline is April 3, 2025.
The federal grant awards under this program typically range from approximately $300,000 to $1.4 million, with most project grants lasting between two to three years. The places of performance may span multiple states, with a focus on criminal justice system improvements, case review processes, and legal representation for potentially wrongfully convicted individuals.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to support wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIU). 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. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria. • Category 1: Wrongful Conviction Review Entity-Led Strategy (WCR Entity-Led Strategy) • Category 2: Prosecutor/Conviction Integrity Unit-Led Partnerships with Wrongful Conviction Review Entities (CIU-Led Partnerships)
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