BJA FY25 Rule of Law and Wrongful Convictions Program Funding
Summary
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has announced the FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program, offering up to $600,000 in grant funding. This initiative aims to enhance conviction integrity units and wrongful conviction review entities to identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence.
What changed
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a funding opportunity (O-BJA-2025-172493) for its FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program. The program seeks to bolster conviction integrity units (CIUs) and wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities by providing grants of up to $600,000. The initiative's goals include strengthening the capacity of these units and their partners to efficiently handle post-conviction claims of innocence, prevent future errors, apprehend actual perpetrators, and deliver justice to victims.
Eligible applicants include various government entities (federal, state, local, tribal), non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. The application deadline is May 4, 2026. Compliance officers should review the eligibility criteria and application process detailed on Grants.gov and the BJA website to determine if their organization qualifies and to prepare a submission if applicable. No specific matching requirement is noted.
What to do next
- Review eligibility criteria for the BJA FY25 Rule of Law Program.
- Prepare and submit grant applications through Grants.gov by May 4, 2026.
- Consult the BJA website for additional program details and application guidance.
Source document (simplified)
BJA FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings: 16.746 -- Capital Case Litigation Initiative
Last Updated: March 27, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Other units of local government
Grantor contact information
Description
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2025-172493
Closing: May 4, 2026
Application process
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Award
$--
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$600,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJA-2025-172493
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Law justice and legal services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
March 27, 2026
Archive date:
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