BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for the FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program to fund the investigation and prosecution of cold case civil rights murders. Eligible state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must use the funding to address criminal civil rights offenses that occurred no later than December 31, 1979, and resulted in a death. Applicants must focus on resolving these historical cold cases, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement for this program. Applications are being accepted under the discretionary grant category 16.031 with a submission deadline of November 13, 2026, an award ceiling of $645,000, and inquiries can be directed to OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov.
Eligible Applicants
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.
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