BJA FY 10 Wrongful Conviction Review Program

Post Date

January 5th 2010

Application Due Date

March 4th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

BJA-2010-2462

CFDA Number(s)

16.746

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applicants are limited to public and non-profit entities that work to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $500000

Grant Description

The purpose of the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is to provide high quality and efficient representation for defendants in post-conviction claims of innocence. Post-conviction innocence claims are likely to include complex challenges to the reliability or accuracy of evidence presented at trial which fall mainly into three categories: 1) eyewitness identification evidence; 2) confession evidence; and 3) forensic evidence. In some cases, post-conviction DNA testing alone can establish innocence, but the majority of cases will rely on other forms of evidence, and many will involve DNA testing together with additional sources of proof and/or expert testimony, which may be extremely costly. The goals of this initiative are to: 1) provide quality representation to those who may have been wrongfully convicted; 2) alleviate burdens placed on the criminal justice system through costly and prolonged post-conviction litigation; and 3) identify, whenever possible, the actual perpetrator of the crime.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Al Roddy
  Application Technical Support
  202-353-1881

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Application Technical Support

• Agency Email Address:

  Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Justice Assistance

• More Information:

  Full Announcement