Federal grant · Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program

Status
Open
Posted
Sep 29, 2026
Closes
Nov 13, 2026
Est. total funding
—
Award range
— – $645K
Expected awards
—
Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172773
Who can apply

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.

About this grant

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.

Instrument
Grant
Activity
Law, justice and legal services
Assistance listings
16.031
Cost sharing
Not required
Last updated
Sep 29, 2026

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