This program funds state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies to investigate and prosecute criminal offenses involving civil rights violations that resulted in death and occurred no later than December 31, 1979. The focus is on unsolved cases under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, providing resources to address historic civil rights cold cases.
Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecution agencies within U.S. states, territories, and commonwealths. Local eligibility includes towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other political subdivisions of a state.
