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

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Next cut-off
02 Nov '26
in 41 days
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$600K
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This grant$600K
The track runs to the largest grant in US federal, USDOJ ($24M). The median across the 51 calls we publish is $1.0M, this one is below it.

What this call funds

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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ItemEstimateNote
Drafting effort3–4 weekssingle submission
Time to first payment6–9 monthscut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

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