BJA FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program: Memphis Safe Initiative Invitation to Apply (City of Memphis)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172780
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $10,905,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting an application from the City of Memphis (Memphis Police Department) for $10,905,000 under the FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program: Memphis Safe Initiative, with SF-424 due September 30, 2026 and full application due October 2, 2026. This is an invitation to apply restricted to the City of Memphis as the sole eligible applicant.
The award funds law enforcement activities targeting criminal illegal aliens, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. Allowable uses include purchasing, maintaining, and training personnel for high-performance aircraft; acquiring fusion center computer equipment; and funding overtime expenses for crime suppression initiatives and coordinated investigations with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners. The program prohibits funding for activities that violate federal immigration law, civil rights laws, or provide legal services to removable aliens, with limited exceptions for protection orders and legally authorized immigration services.
The grant carries a 36-month period of performance beginning October 1, 2026, and operates under Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II (34 U.S.C. 61101). This is a single award with no competition. Required application components include a proposal narrative (maximum 10 pages), budget justification, memoranda of understanding with partners, project timeline, financial management questionnaire, and certifications and disclosures.
The Assistance Listing is 16.076 (Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking). Recipients must accept or decline the award within 45 days of notification and retain all award-related records for three years from final expenditure report submission, with compliance required under 2 CFR Part 200 audit and administrative requirements.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program: Memphis Safe Initiative Invitation to Apply (City of Memphis). The Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund, established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II (codified at 34 U.S.C. § 61101), authorizes the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible state and local governments for law enforcement activities related to aliens who have committed crime(s) under federal, state, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States (hereafter referred to as "criminal illegal aliens"), as well as combating drug and human trafficking. This funding opportunity will support costs incurred by the Memphis Police Department (MPD) related to the purchase, maintenance, and related training of high-performance aircraft to support criminal apprehension and monitor high-risk operations. Additional use of funds includes the purchase of fusion center computer equipment and overtime expenses to strengthen information sharing and support crime suppression initiatives, including investigations with federal, state and local law enforcement partners. This investment provides the City of Memphis, and specifically MPD with the personnel, technology, and equipment necessary to effectively apprehend violent offenders, disrupt drug, human trafficking, gang and related criminal activity, and enhance public safety through coordinated, intelligence-led law enforcement operations.
Eligibility
"Other" Entities: City of Memphis (Memphis Police Department)
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294248.pdf |
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