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BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program.

From	Bureau of Justice Assistance
Who can apply	state governments, counties, cities and townships, special districts (water, fire, parks, etc.), public colleges and universities, federally recognized tribes and 5 more types
Eligibility notes	Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
How much	up to $600K per award
Deadline	Mon, Nov 2, 2026 (10 days left)
Category	Law, Justice and Legal Services
Type	Grant
Opportunity #	O-BJA-2026-172726
Assistance listing	16.746
Posted	Mon, Sep 21, 2026

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This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program. This opportunity strengthens the capacity of wrongful conviction review (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 enhance public safety by preventing future errors, identifying actual perpetrators of crimes, and delivering justice to victims.

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