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BJA FY 19 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 19 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 2, 2019. Individual awards are listed as up to $275K, with about 10 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 3 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.746 (Capital Case Litigation Initiative).

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Key facts

  1. May 9, 2019Posted
  2. Jul 2, 2019Application deadline
Posted
May 9, 2019
Close date
Jul 2, 2019
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$275,000
Est. total funding
$2,000,000
Expected awards
10
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Private colleges & universities

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions (URLPWC) Program is committed to protecting the integrity of the criminal justice system and the consistent application of due process for all. The URLPWC Program supports efforts by both conviction integrity or review units (CIUs) and wrongful conviction review entities (WCR entities) that represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence to review individual cases.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.746

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$7.68M
FY25$2.63M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.746. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.746

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 64 grant awards had funding actions under Capital Case Litigation Initiative, with 3 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$1.4M
  2. THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE$900K
  3. ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, INC$750K
  4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC.$750K
  5. COUNTY OF WASHTENAW$600K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
support@grants.gov
202-353-7193

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY 19 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY 19 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $275k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “BJA FY 19 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BJA-2019-15319), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.