U.S. Department of Justice, OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance
Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program
Key facts
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- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Grant, cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Maximum dollar amount for each award: $500,000 Average Award amount: $500,000
Open now
- BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program · Due Nov 13, 2026 · 35 days left
What it pays for
Goal: Facilitate justice.
Facilitate accountability, justice, and reconciliation for cold case murder victims associated with civil rights violations by identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and resolving these cases that were committed before January 1, 1980. Enhance the capacity of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecutors and partners to identify, investigate, and prosecute these cases.
Increase prosecutions of civil rights-related cold case murders.
Increase the number of state, local, and tribal investigations and prosecutions of civil rights-related cold case murders; Increase community awareness and involvement to inform the cases and bring healing and closure to the victims' families and impacted communities.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: BJA FY 2026 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act Program
Match
None required (federal program listing).