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BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2025-172493

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Award Range

$0 – $600K

Deadline

May 8, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. This NOFO supports conviction integrity units (CIU) and wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities. CIUs enhance criminal justice system integrity. WCR entities represent and review individual cases of post- conviction claims of innocence. The goal of this program is to strengthen the capacity of... up to $600,000 per award.

Who Should Apply

Special district governments, Nonprofits (non-501c3), Other eligible entities, City/township governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments (+6 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Other units of local government
•Deadline: 2026-05-08

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

This NOFO supports conviction integrity units (CIU) and wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities. CIUs enhance criminal justice system integrity. WCR entities represent and review individual cases of post- conviction claims of innocence. The goal of this program is to strengthen the capacity of CIUs and WCR entities and their criminal justice and victims’ services partners to more effectively and efficiently identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence. Additionally, it aims to prevent future errors, identify and apprehend actual perpetrators of crimes, and deliver justice to victims.

Who Can Apply

Other units of local government

Eligible Applicant Types

Special District GovernmentsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Other (see NOFO for details)City/Township GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsState GovernmentsPublic Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsOther Tribal OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesCounty Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $600K
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 27, 2026

Application Deadline: May 8, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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