Assistance program
Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations Program
$10.0 Million committed in FY2021–FY2026
- Agency
- Ojp Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice, Department of
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 16.031
- What it does
- The Emmett Till Program provides support to state, local and tribal law enforcement and prosecutors in their investigation and prosecution of cold case murders associated with civil rights violations. Funds are limited to address violations of civil rights statutes resulting in death that occurred no later than December 31, 1979. The Objectives of the program are to: - Enhance collaboration between federal state and local law-enforcement and prosecution agencies in their investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights cold case murders. -Increase the number of State, Local and Tribal investigations and prosecutions of civil rights cold case murders. -Bring justice and support to families and stakeholders impacted by these murders. Performance Measure 1: Since the beginning of the grant, please describe how collaboration has aided in the development of processes or policies that will aid in future Civil Rights Cold Case investigations; Performance Measure 2: Number of victim’s family members agreeing to participate in the investigation; and, Performance Measure 3: Number of cases resulting in an arrest.
- Who benefits
- Victims of cold case homicide investigations where there is also a civil rights violation, their families and other stakeholders.
- Who applies
- Not Applicable
- Authorized by
- Public Law 117-328
- Program site
- https://www.ojp.gov/bja ↗
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