Capital Case Litigation Initiative
CFDA 16.746 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$37.2M
Awards
61
Recipients
47
States
26
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.6M | 34 | |
| 2025 | $17.5M | 27 | -10.8% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 16.746
Largest individual obligations for Capital Case Litigation Initiative.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GK03018CAPL_015 CAPITAL PROSECUTION IS FACING A RESOURCE DEFICIT IN THE FACE OF INCREASINGLY COMPLEX CASES. DESPITE PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATING A NATIONWIDE DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME SUCH AS HOMI… | ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, INC District of Columbia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2025 | $2,552,675 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GK03019CAPL_015 THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CAPITAL CASE LITIGATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) SERVICES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO STATE AND LOCAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TO HELP THE… | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC. District of Columbia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2024 | $2,552,675 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GK03607WRNG_015 A NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS PROGRAM
FY2021 BJA UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND… | TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2025 | $2,450,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GK00758CAPL_015 THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE (HEREINAFTER, NJC) PROPOSES A CONTINUATION OF ITS CURRENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH BJA, TO EXPAND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) TO STATE… | THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE Nevada | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RENO, NV-02 | 2025 | $1,900,000 |
ASST_NON_2018FABXK003_015 THE PURPOSE OF THE UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS PROGRAM (URLPWC) IS TO PROTECT THE UNWAVERING INTEGRITY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE CON… | TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $1,624,363 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GK02883WRNG_015 THE QUATTRONE CENTER FOR THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (THE CENTER) IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO: DELIVER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH THE IM… | TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $1,396,971 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05249WRNG_015 THIS PROJECT IS TITLED ENSURING WRONGFUL CONVICTION REVIEW EQUITY IN ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR INDIGENOUS CLIENTS. WITH A FEDERAL REQUEST OF $600,000 AND NON-FEDERAL FUNDING OF $846… | MONTANA INNOCENCE PROJECT Montana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MISSOULA, MT-01 | 2025 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05257WRNG_015 THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF LAW (UNL) SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE INNOCENCE CLINIC AT UNL TO REVIEW CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE FROM INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN NEBRASKA. THE… | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Nebraska | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LINCOLN, NE-01 | 2025 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05261WRNG_015 THE CIU SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS PRO SE REVIEW PROJECT (THE PROJECT) WITH PHILLIPS BLACK, INC. (PB), A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT LAW OFFICE AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN COMPLEX POST… | CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-02 | 2025 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05245WRNG_015 THE NC CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE IDENTIFIES, INVESTIGATES, AND LITIGATES CREDIBLE CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE ASSERTED BY INDIGENT INMATES CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN NC OR SC. OUR PRIMARY… | THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE North Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DURHAM, NC-04 | 2025 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02910WRNG_015 THE GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT (GNIP), FOUNDED IN MINNESOTA, EXPANDED ITS REACH IN 2019 TO INCLUDE NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA, FILLING A CRUCIAL GAP IN PRO BONO LEGAL SERVIC… | GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT Minnesota | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MINNEAPOLIS, MN-05 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02893WRNG_015 THE INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS (IPNO) SEEKS BJA FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE REVIEW OF POSSIBLE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS CAUSED BY THE INADEQUATE PRIOR STANDARDS. IN AUGUST 2007, THE LOUIS… | INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW ORLEANS, LA-02 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02885WRNG_015 THE WASHTENAW COUNTY PROSECUTOR CONVICTION INTEGRITY AND EXPUNGEMENT UNIT (CIEU) IS IN MICHIGANS SIXTH LARGEST COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE CIEU IS TO: INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF ACTUAL INN… | COUNTY OF WASHTENAW Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ANN ARBOR, MI-06 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02891WRNG_015 THE THOMAS COOLEY LAW SCHOOL INNOCENCE PROJECTS (CIP) STATEWIDE WRONGFUL CONVICTION PROJECT HAS BEEN A LEADING EXPERT IN FORENSIC CASE REVIEW. WITH THE CREATION OF THE WAYNE COUNT… | THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LANSING, MI-07 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02889WRNG_015 THE KENTUCKY INNOCENCE PROJECT (KIP) REQUESTS FUNDING TO MAINTAIN A PART-TIME STAFF ATTORNEY AND PART-TIME PARALEGAL TO REVIEW AND PREPARE CASES FOR LITIGATION, TO SECURE EXPERTS… | COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY Kentucky | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FRANKFORT, KY-01 | 2024 | $600,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05255WRNG_015 THE NEW JERSEY INNOCENCE PROJECT AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (NJIP) IS THE FIRST INNOCENCE ORGANIZATION DEVOTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE EXONERATION, RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION, AND RESTORAT… | RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY New Jersey | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | CAMDEN, NJ-01 | 2025 | $599,996 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02895WRNG_015 THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (PAIP) WORKS THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA TO EXONERATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, TO PREVENT INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING PROSECUTE… | THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $599,990 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05251WRNG_015 THE SYSTEMIC RACISM OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IS NOT A NEW TOPIC BUT ONE THAT HAS COME TO THE FOREFRONT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY WORK. WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT… | COUNTY OF WAYNE CHARTER Michigan | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DETROIT, MI-13 | 2025 | $599,988 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02897WRNG_015 THE COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES INNOCENCE PROGRAM (CPCS) AND THE BOSTON COLLEGE INNOCENCE PROGRAM (BCIP) HAVE COLLABORATED AND SECURED THE RELEASE AND EXONERATION OF DOZ… | COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES Massachusetts | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $599,791 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02906WRNG_015 THE INNOCENCE PROJECT OF FLORIDA (IPF) IN COORDINATION WITH THE CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT FOR THE BROWARD COUNTY STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE/17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (BCRU) REQUEST FUNDING T… | INNOCENCE PROJECT OF FLORIDA, INC. Florida | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | TALLAHASSEE, FL-02 | 2024 | $599,658 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05243WRNG_015 TRAVIS COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INNOCENCE PROJECT OF TEXAS (IPTX), HAS PROPOSED THE "CONFESSION REVIEW TEAM: A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S O… | TRAVIS, COUNTY OF Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | AUSTIN, TX-37 | 2025 | $599,504 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02899WRNG_015 THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (NCIP) PROPOSES TO IDENTIFY AND REVIEW CONVICTIONS IN TWO AREAS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT SHIFTS IN MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS O… | PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SANTA CLARA, CA-17 | 2024 | $599,097 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG02902WRNG_015 LIFE AFTER JUSTICE (LAJ) IS ONE OF THE FEW INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS FOUNDED AND LED BY INDIVIDUALSWHO HAVE DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. THIS FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE INF… | LIFE AFTER JUSTICE Illinois | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | CHICAGO, IL-90 | 2024 | $598,409 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05241WRNG_015 INNOCENCE PROJECT OF TEXAS (IPTX) IS ONE OF THE LEADING INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY HAVING EXONERATED OR FREED 30 PEOPLE SINCE 2006. IPTX SEEKS TO EXONERATE INNOCENT PE… | INNOCENCE PROJECT OF TEXAS Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FORT WORTH, TX-12 | 2025 | $597,387 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05265WRNG_015 THE LOS ANGELES INNOCENCE PROJECT IS A NEW NON-PROFIT LEGAL CLINIC THAT IS PART OF A GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATION WITH CAL STATE LAS CALIFORNIA FORENSIC SCIENCE INSTITUTES ACADEMI… | LOS ANGELES INNOCENCE PROJECT, INC. California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LOS ANGELES, CA-34 | 2025 | $575,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05269WRNG_015 THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN INNOCENCE CENTER (RMIC), LOCATED IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, HAS BEEN AN INNOCENCE NETWORK AFFILIATE SINCE 2006 AND PROVIDES SERVICES IN UTAH, NEVADA, AND WYOMING.… | ROCKY MOUNTAIN INNOCENCE CENTER Utah | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SALT LAKE CITY, UT-01 | 2025 | $556,305 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05259WRNG_015 PHILLIPS BLACK (PB) SEEKS TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CIU OF THE PHILADELPHIA DAS OFFICE IN ADVOCATING FOR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT COUNSEL. PH… | PHILLIPS BLACK INC A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PRACTICE California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OAKLAND, CA-12 | 2025 | $531,597 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03909WRNG_015 GCADV/CIU ABSTRACT
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 47,227 PEOPLE INCARCERATED IN GEORGIAS PRISONS. 3,132 OF THEM ARE WOMEN. IF AN ESTIMATED 4-6% OF THESE INMATES ARE INNOCENT, THAT MEANS AT… | GEORGIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INC. Georgia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ATLANTA, GA-90 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03902WRNG_015 THE GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT (GN-IP) SEEKS TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR THE MINNESOTA CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT (CRU), WHICH WAS DEVELOPED AND ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN UPHO… | GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT Minnesota | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MINNEAPOLIS, MN-05 | 2025 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03879WRNG_015 THE CAPITAL AREA PRIVATE DEFENDER SERVICE (CAPDS) SEEKS AN AWARD OF $500,000 UNDER THE BJA FY 2022 UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS PROGRAM TO EXPAND… | CAPITAL AREA PRIVATE DEFENDER SERVICE Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | AUSTIN, TX-37 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03893WRNG_015 THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA INNOCENCE PROJECT (UAIP) AND THE AOKI CONVICTION AND SENTENCE INTEGRITY PRACTICUM AT UC DAVIS (PRACTICUM) SEEK TO REVIEW… | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Arizona | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | TUCSON, AZ-07 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03924WRNG_015 THE OKLAHOMA INNOCENCE PROJECT SERVES THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DISTRICTS 1-5 (SEE MAP ATTACHED) AND SEEKS NEW OF GRANT FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE CASE… | OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY Oklahoma | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-90 | 2024 | $500,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03921WRNG_015 EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION PRACTICES ARE A PERSISTENT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. NATIONALLY, MORE THAN ONE OUT OF FOUR EXONERATIONS INVOLVED AN EYEWITNESS IDENTIF… | MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECT, INC. Missouri | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | KANSAS CITY, MO-05 | 2024 | $499,960 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03865WRNG_015 FORENSIC SCIENCE IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SEEKING TRUTH AND JUSTICE. HOWEVER, EXONERATIONS HAVE EXPOSED LIMITATIONS IN SOME FORENSIC DISCIPLINES, AND IN PARTICULAR, PATTERN EVIDENCE… | PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SANTA CLARA, CA-17 | 2025 | $499,890 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03898WRNG_015 THE COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES AND THE BOSTON COLLEGE INNOCENCE PROGRAM HAVE COLLABORATED EFFECTIVELY TO REMEDY AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. T… | COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES Massachusetts | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $497,352 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03905WRNG_015 THE UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (ROL/WCR) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS (IPNO) WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE AND LITIGA… | INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NEW ORLEANS, LA-02 | 2025 | $496,455 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03927WRNG_015 MAKING AN EXONEREE (MAE) IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNPRECEDENTED PROGRAM. IT IS DISTINCT FROMTRADITIONAL INNOCENCE PROJECT CLINICS IN THREE MAIN RESPECTS: FIRST, IT WORKS PRIMARILY… | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY District of Columbia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2024 | $495,204 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03882WRNG_015 THE MID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT (MAIP) WORKS TO CORRECT THE CONVICTION OF INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. TO DO THIS, MAIP REVIEWS APPROXIM… | MID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT District of Columbia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2024 | $492,782 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03908WRNG_015 AS OF 2022, DELAWARE RANKS 18TH IN THE COUNTRY IN IMPRISONMENT RATES. IN DELAWARE, 22.1% OF THE POPULATION IS BLACK, ACCORDING TO THE 2020 CENSUS. IN LOCAL STATE PRISONS, THAT POP… | INNOCENCE DELAWARE INC Delaware | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | WILMINGTON, DE-00 | 2024 | $491,357 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05263WRNG_015 IN ARIZONA, INDIGENT INMATES SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN PROVING THEIR INNOCENCE FREQUENTLY TURN TO THE NON-PROFIT ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT (AJP). SINCE THE AJP WAS FOUNDED IN 1998, ITS… | ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT Arizona | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHOENIX, AZ-03 | 2025 | $388,252 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03912WRNG_015 THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO EXONERATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, TO PREVENT INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING PROSECUTED AND CONVICTED, AND TO HELP TH… | THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PHILADELPHIA, PA-03 | 2024 | $366,132 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA22GG03917WRNG_015 SINCE 2012, WEST VIRGINIA INNOCENCE PROJECTS (WVIP) MISSION HAS BEEN IDENTIFYING THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED THROUGH APPLICATION REVIEW AND CORRECTING INJUSTICE THROUGH INVESTIGATION… | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION West Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MORGANTOWN, WV-02 | 2024 | $359,208 |
ASST_NON_2020FABX0001_015 THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) FY20 UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (ROL/WCR) PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIMINA… | COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES Massachusetts | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $345,065 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG04687WRNG_015 GOALS: THIS ORGANIZATION IS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS PROGRAM TO EXPAND ITS ACTUAL INNOCENCE EXONERATION UNIT (A… | DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DALLAS, TX-30 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03601WRNG_015 GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (GIP) IS THE FIRST AND ONLY INNOCENCE ORGANIZATION IN GEORGIA. GIP HAS RECEIVED 7,900 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE 2002, AND IN THE PAST 15 MONTHS SECUR… | GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC Georgia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2025 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03604WRNG_015 INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROSECUTORS OFFICES ARE OFTEN AT ODDS IN THEIR PURSUITS OF JUSTICE. THE ILLINOIS INNOCENCE PROJECT (IIP) AND THE LAKE COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE (LC… | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SPRINGFIELD, IL-13 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03605WRNG_015 THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SCREEN AND EVALUATE THE CAPITAL CONVICTIONS OF A SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO IDENTIFY LIKELY CASES OF WRONGFUL… | CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SAN FRANCISCO, CA-11 | 2025 | $299,658 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03600WRNG_015 WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ARE A SERIOUS AND SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IN INDIANA. IN A SMALL NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY, FIVE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. ONE OF THE… | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC Indiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | NOTRE DAME, IN-02 | 2025 | $294,316 |
ASST_NON_2020FABX0005_015 THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) FY20 UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (ROL/WCR) PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIMINA… | GREAT NORTH INNOCENCE PROJECT Minnesota | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MINNEAPOLIS, MN-05 | 2024 | $293,453 |
ASST_NON_2020FABX0011_015 THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) FY20 UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND PREVENTING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS (ROL/WCR) PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE CRIMINA… | OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY Oklahoma | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-90 | 2024 | $289,662 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $7.0M | 6 |
| District of Columbia | $6.1M | 4 |
| California | $2.5M | 5 |
| Michigan | $2.1M | 4 |
| Texas | $2.0M | 4 |
| Nevada | $1.9M | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $1.7M | 4 |
| Minnesota | $1.4M | 3 |
| Louisiana | $1.4M | 3 |
| Arizona | $1.2M | 3 |
| Missouri | $1.1M | 3 |
| Illinois | $898K | 3 |
| North Carolina | $877K | 2 |
| Kentucky | $859K | 2 |
| Georgia | $800K | 2 |
| Oklahoma | $790K | 2 |
| Nebraska | $600K | 1 |
| Montana | $600K | 1 |
| New Jersey | $600K | 1 |
| Florida | $600K | 1 |
| Utah | $556K | 1 |
| Delaware | $491K | 1 |
| West Virginia | $359K | 1 |
| Indiana | $294K | 1 |
| Iowa | $264K | 1 |
| Tennessee | $257K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Justice$37.2M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs