Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice
BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Nov 13, 2026 · 38 days left
- Award size
- Up to $645K
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/01b34321-5a4e-4b9f-93a8-2afeb7170947 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/1a54f33e-9d8a-405d-94ae-1b67506db396
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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.
Eligibility (from the notice)
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 the program (16.031)
Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program
How applications are judged
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.