BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
The summary for the BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program grant is detailed below.
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BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program: 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program |
| Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance (USDOJ-OJP-BJA) |
| Grant Categories: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-BJA-2026-172773 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 16.031 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | November 13th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | November 13th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | September 29th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | September 29th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | August 31st, 2025 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $645,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | September 29th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172773
- Grant Announcement Contact
- [email protected]
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