BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program

The summary for the BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program
	CFDA Number:	16.746
	CFDA Description:	Capital Case Litigation
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2010-2462
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 05, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jan 04, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2010
	Archive Date:	Apr 03, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to public and non-profit entities that work to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is to provide high quality and efficient representation for defendants in post-conviction claims of innocence. Post-conviction innocence claims are likely to include complex challenges to the reliability or accuracy of evidence presented at trial which fall mainly into three categories: 1) eyewitness identification evidence; 2) confession evidence; and 3) forensic evidence. In some cases, post-conviction DNA testing alone can establish innocence, but the majority of cases will rely on other forms of evidence, and many will involve DNA testing together with additional sources of proof and/or expert testimony, which may be extremely costly. The goals of this initiative are to: 1) provide quality representation to those who may have been wrongfully convicted; 2) alleviate burdens placed on the criminal justice system through costly and prolonged post-conviction litigation; and 3) identify, whenever possible, the actual perpetrator of the crime.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja/grant/10wrongfulconvictionsol.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Al Roddy Application Technical Support 202-353-1881

Application Technical Support [Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • BJA FY 11 Capital Case Litigation Initiative; • BJA FY 11 Wrongful Conviction Review Program; • BJA FY 10 Capital Case Litigation Initiative; • Capital Case Litigation Initiative; • Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI)