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BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Award ceiling
$600,000
Award floor
$0
- Opportunity #
- O-BJA-2026-172726
- Agency
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- ALN (CFDA)
- 16.746
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 2, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Special district governments
- •State governments
- •City or township governments
- •Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- •Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •County governments
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state. States and counties that have in-house post-conviction representation programs that show demonstrable experience and competence in litigating postconviction claims of innocence.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program. This opportunity strengthens the capacity of wrongful conviction review (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 enhance public safety by preventing future errors, identifying actual perpetrators of crimes, and delivering justice to victims.
Contact
Bureau of Justice Assistance · OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov