Deadline: 26-May-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding for the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI).
Goal: The goal of CCLI is to create training programs and provide resources and tools for state and local prosecutors and defense attorneys to ensure effective representation in state capital cases.
Categories
- Prosecution: Applicants to this category should propose a strategy that supports the purposes of the program, including training, technical assistance, and information to provide capital case litigation TTA services, tools, and resources to state and local prosecutors. Applicants should build on the tools and resources developed under this program to date, including:
- Developing and applying model standards of practice and qualifications for state and local prosecutors, including ethics standards.
- Working to develop resources that minimize the potential for error in capital trials.
- Preparing for and litigating the phases of a capital trial.
- Providing intensive support on capital cases being prepared for litigation.
- Defense: Applicants to this category should propose a strategy that supports the purposes of the program, including training, technical assistance, and information to provide capital case litigation TTA services, tools, and resources to state and local defense attorneys to help them meet the recognized standards of competence in death penalty representation. Applicants should build on the tools and resources developed under this program to date, including:
- Training for state trial-level capital defense teams.
- Information on relevant law, trial preparation skills, and fundamentals of investigating and presenting evidence during the phases of a capital case.
- Coaching and training for litigators to address vital capital defense issues, such as mental health and competency, the mitigation strategy, communication with clients and their families, and conducting effective investigations to ensure effective representation at trial and reduce post-conviction and appellate claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Objectives
- Category 1
- Enhance the expertise of state and local prosecutors to effectively and fairly prosecute capital cases.
- Enhance opportunities for peer-to-peer learning for information sharing and training purposes around best practices in capital cases.
- Category 2
- Enhance the expertise of defense attorneys to provide effective representation in capital cases.
- Enhance opportunities for peer-to-peer learning among defense attorneys around best practices in capital cases.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/22 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
Eligibility Criteria
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Other:
- Other public or nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities that agree to forego any profit or management fees, and institutions of higher education that have experience and expertise in overseeing capital cases and providing training on death penalty cases. Applicants must also have experience in delivering training and technical assistance nationwide.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339548