The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) offers the Wrongful Conviction Review Program Grant to support state and local law enforcement in adopting evidence-based practices and technologies to prevent wrongful convictions and improve outcomes for victims. The grant aims to detect and address wrongful convictions expediently, acknowledging the irreparable harm caused to individuals, families, victims, and public confidence in the justice system. With funding anticipated through the FY 2015 appropriation, this grant seeks to address systemic errors and enhance public safety by identifying the true perpetrators of crimes. Closing date for applications is April 8, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 274660
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4098 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 15 Wrongful Conviction Review Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.746 — Capital Case Litigation Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 18, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | May 08, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For Category 1, applicants are limited to public and non-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations) dedicated to exonerating the innocent, institutions of higher learning (including tribal institutions of higher education), and state or local public defender offices. For Category 2, applicants are limited to public and non-profit organizations and for profit entities that agree to waive all profits and fees who have experience and expertise in providing representation to wrongfully convicted defendants in post-conviction claims of innocence cases. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | One of BJA’s guiding principles is to promote a fair criminal justice system. Over the past two decades, the American justice system has been confronted with a steady stream of post-conviction exonerations, and the issue of wrongful convictions has emerged as a critical area for examination, innovation, and reform of criminal justice practices and policies. BJA is committed to assisting state and local law enforcement entities in adopting evidence-based practices and accessing the necessary technologies to improve outcomes for victims and to reduce the likelihood of a wrongful conviction occurring from the outset of each criminal investigation. BJA is also committed to ensuring that wrongful convictions are expeditiously detected and addressed when they occur. In support of the latter goal, BJA established the Wrongful Conviction Review Program, the funding for which is anticipated through the FY 2015 appropriation. While experts widely acknowledge that wrongful convictions constitute a small percentage of all findings of guilt by our nation’s court systems, irreversible damage is sustained by those who are wrongly convicted. This damage extends far beyond the individual wrongfully convicted, as systemic errors cause harm to all those involved in the case, including the families of the wrongfully convicted person, the victims of the original crime, and confidence in the criminal justice system. In addition, wrongful convictions impact public safety by delaying or preventing the identification of the true perpetrators of these crimes. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer
Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 274660 Full Announcement-1 -> 15wrongfulconvictionsol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.746 | BJA-2015-4100 | NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER | PKG00215071 | Feb 18, 2015 | Apr 08, 2015 | View |
| 16.746 | BJA-2015-4099 | REPRESENTATION OF WRONGFULLY CONVICTED DEFENDANTS IN POST-CONVICTION CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE | PKG00215070 | Feb 18, 2015 | Apr 08, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
274660 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
274660 SF424B-1.1.pdf
274660 Budget-1.1.pdf
274660 Other-1.1.pdf
274660 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
274660 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
274660 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
274660 SF424B-1.1.pdf
274660 Budget-1.1.pdf
274660 Other-1.1.pdf
274660 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
274660 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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