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BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance

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 rig

Funding
Varies
Category
Uncategorized
Status
OPEN
Deadline
11/14/2026

About

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.

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.

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 25
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: Other eligible applicants

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Up to USD 645,000
  • Recorded deadline: November 14, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services
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Application checklist

How to apply for BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 25.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • Notice summary: 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.

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

November 13, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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