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BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172773
$0 – $645,000
2026-11-13-00-00-00
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Geographic eligibility and all attachment-specific conditions require review of the original announcement.
Eligibility details
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.
Matching funds & resources
Source matching-funds field: Not Required.
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About this opportunity
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.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 363988
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opportunityNumber: O-BJA-2026-172773
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opportunityTitle: BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
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revision: 0
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agencyDetails: {"code":"BJA","seed":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","agencyName":"Bureau of Justice Assistance","agencyCode":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","topAgencyCode":"USDOJ"}
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owningAgencyCode: USDOJ-OJP-BJA
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cfdas: [{"id":435564,"opportunityId":363988,"cfdaNumber":"16.031","programTitle":"Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: 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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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"LJL","description":"Law, Justice and Legal Services"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 645000
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responseDate: Nov 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-13-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Sep 29, 2026 08:16:44 AM EDT
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status: posted
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Related collections: Bureau of Justice Assistance funding ·
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