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BJA FY 13 Wrongful Conviction Review Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings: 16.746 -- Capital Case Litigation

Last Updated: May 13, 2026
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.While experts widely acknowledge that wrongful convictions constitute a small percentage of all findings of guilt by our nation’s courts, irreversible damage is sustained by those who are wrongly accused, convicted, and incarcerated. This damage...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are limited to public and non-profit organizations with missions dedicated (in whole or in part) to exonerating the innocent, state or local public defender offices, and institutions of higher learning.

Grantor contact information

Description

For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact the BJA Justice Information Center at 1-877-927-5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or via live web chat at www.justiceinformationcenter.us.

Email

Technical Application Support

JIC@telesishq.com

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
13wrongfulconvictionsol.pdf
Full Announcement
Dec 6, 2012 04:31 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Archived: March 8, 2013

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

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Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BJA-2013-3414

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

December 6, 2012

Archive date:

March 8, 2013

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