FY25 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

This funding opportunity seeks to support wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and conviction integrity units (CIU). WCR entities represent and review individual cases of post-conviction claims of innocence. CIUs enhance criminal justice system integrity. The goal of this program is to enhance the ability of WCR entities and CIUs and their criminal justice and victims’ services partners to better identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence while preventing future error and bring justice for victims.

Opportunity Categories:

• Category 1: WCR Entity-Led Strategy
• Category 2: Prosecutor/CIU-Led Partnerships with Wrongful Conviction Review Entities

Eligible Applicants:

• Government Entities
  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
• Educational Organizations
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
• Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Other
  • State, county, towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state, or local public defender offices

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional details and directions on how to apply.