Opportunity Information: Apply for O BJA 2022 171088
The BJA FY 22 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program is a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under CFDA 16.031. The program is designed to help jurisdictions confront long-unsolved homicide cases that are suspected to have been racially motivated or otherwise connected to civil rights violations. The underlying goal aligns with the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) priorities around advancing civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, strengthening public safety, supporting people harmed by crime and impacted by the justice system, and improving trust between communities and law enforcement.
The funding is intended to support state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecution offices as they work to investigate and, where legally viable, prosecute eligible cold case homicides. A central feature of the program is partnership: recipients are expected to work with relevant collaborators, which can include other justice agencies, community stakeholders, and entities that can contribute to cold case progress (for example, forensic resources, investigative support, or victim and family services). The program also explicitly recognizes the impact these cases have on survivors and communities by including support for victims families and other stakeholders affected by the cases as part of the overall effort.
A key eligibility boundary is the time limitation on the incidents that can be addressed with these funds. The grant is limited to cases involving a death that occurred no later than December 31, 1979. In practical terms, this means the program is focused on historic civil-rights-era and related cases where resolution has been delayed for decades and where renewed investigative work, coordinated prosecutorial review, and engagement with affected families and communities may still yield accountability or formal case outcomes.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was posted with a creation date of March 23, 2022, and had an original application closing date of May 20, 2022. BJA anticipated making about four awards, with an award ceiling of $500,000 per award. The opportunity is listed as "EligibleApplicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that eligibility may extend beyond a single straightforward applicant type and that applicants were expected to consult the solicitation details to confirm whether their specific agency or organization type qualified and under what conditions.
In summary, this grant program provides targeted resources to reopen, strengthen, and pursue resolution in pre-1980 unsolved homicide cases linked to racial violence or civil rights violations, supporting both the technical work of investigations and prosecutions and the human work of acknowledging and assisting the families and communities who have carried these losses for generations.Apply for O BJA 2022 171088
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 22 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.031.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 23, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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