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BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

Federal funding opportunity O-BJA-2026-172773 from Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes November 13, 2026

Posted
September 29, 2026
Closes
November 13, 2026
Award ceiling
$645,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.031
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.031 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$1.4M
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
11

Top recipients: Orleans Parish District Attorney, Research Triangle Institute, City of Tulsa, Office of the Attorney General, Fox Valley Technical College

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program. This opportunity supports state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, including prosecution agencies, in investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses involving civil rights that occurred no later than December 31,1979, and resulted in a death.

Who can apply

State Law Enforcement; Local Law Enforcement; Tribal Law Enforcement; Local Prosecutors; State: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Local: For the purposes of this NOFO, “local” includes towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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Agency contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance · [email protected] · 202-514-9354

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