law_justice_and_legal_services · USDOJ-OJP-BJA
BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172773
37 days left
Award Range
$0 – $645K
Deadline
November 13, 2026
What This Grant Funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program. This opportunity supports state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, including prosecution agencies, in investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses involving civil rights that occurred no later than December 31,1979, and resulted in a death.
Who Can Apply
State Law Enforcement; Local Law Enforcement; Tribal Law Enforcement; Local Prosecutors; State: 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. Local: For the purposes of this NOFO, “local” includes towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
Eligible Applicant Types
Other (see NOFO for details)
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $645K
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Posted: September 29, 2026
Application Deadline: November 13, 2026 (37 days remaining)
Agency Contact
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov