FederalClosedFixed dateBureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY24 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

Award ceiling
up to $1,200,000
Closes
May 15, 2024
Last verified
2026-09-14

Awards up to $1,200,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments, state governments, closing May 15, 2024.

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City or township governmentsCounty governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationSpecial district governmentsState governmentsLibraries & Arts

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BJA FY24 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program awards up to $1,200,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
Not confirmed
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$1,200,000
Award floor
$0
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
May 15, 2024
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Mar 20, 2024
Status
Closed
Eligible entities
City or township governments · County governments · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Special district governments · State governments
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
enhance criminal justice system integrity · post-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictions · training and technical assistance · skills and training on latest practices · build and maintain a database on exonerations
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
Not stated
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$1,200,000

Who can apply?

level
federal
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Special district governments
+1more, State governments
Source field: entity types
industry
Libraries & Arts
Source field: industries
use
build and maintain a database on exonerations, enhance criminal justice system integrity, post-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictions, skills and training on latest practices, training and technical assistance
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

State, county, or local public defender offices that have in-house post-conviction representation programs that show demonstrable experience and competence in litigating post-conviction claims of innocence. If the applicant is not a WCR…

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

May 15, 2024ClosedDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

5 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
enhance criminal justice system integritypost-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictionstraining and technical assistanceskills and training on latest practicesbuild and maintain a database on exonerations

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No

What comparable notices state

28 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Libraries & Arts, 28 of 35 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$100,000
  • Median$300,000
  • 75th percentile$562,500

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Common questions

5 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
Up to $1,200,000 per recipient.
When is the application deadline?
May 15, 2024.
Who is eligible to apply?
City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Special district governments, State governments.
What can the funding be used for?
enhance criminal justice system integrity, post-conviction review of claims of wrongful convictions, training and technical assistance, skills and training on latest practices, build and maintain a database on exonerations, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required.

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Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-14
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-14

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.