BJA FY 15 Wrongful Conviction Review Program
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BJA FY 15 Wrongful Conviction Review Program: 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.
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.
Federal Grant Title: | BJA FY 15 Wrongful Conviction Review Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
Grant Categories: | Law Justice and Legal Services |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2015-4098 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 16.746 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Capital Case Litigation Initiative |
Current Application Deadline: | Apr 8, 2015 |
Original Application Deadline: | Apr 8, 2015 |
Posted Date: | Feb 18, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Feb 18, 2015 |
Archive Date: | May 8, 2015 |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- 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.
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