BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program-Local Formula
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172705
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $4,964,030
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Other
- County Governments
- 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 applications for formula-based grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program-Local Formula, with applications due November 3, 2026. Only eligible units of local government appearing on the FY 2026 JAG Allocations List may apply directly; applicants must verify eligibility before submitting.
Eligible applicant categories are city and township governments, county governments, tribal governments (federally recognized), special district governments, and other units of local government. No cost share is required.
Awards support hiring additional personnel and purchasing equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice and civil proceedings across nine statutory program areas: law enforcement; prosecution and courts; prevention and education; corrections and community corrections; drug treatment and enforcement; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement; crime victim and witness programs; mental health programs and crisis intervention teams; and state crisis intervention court proceedings including mental health courts, drug courts, veterans courts, and extreme risk protection order programs. Administrative costs are capped at 10 percent of award amounts.
Recipients must comply with specific mandates including body armor purchase policies, body-worn camera policies and procedures, facial recognition technology privacy and civil liberties protections, CODIS-eligible DNA testing, extreme risk protection order program due process requirements, law enforcement task force mandatory training, and prior BJA approval for unmanned systems. Funding reductions apply for non-compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (10 percent reduction), Prison Rape Elimination Act (5 percent reduction), and Death in Custody Reporting Act (up to 10 percent reduction).
Awards require quarterly financial reports and quarterly performance measurement; awardees must close out funds within 120 days of project end date. Records must be retained for three years from final expenditure report submission.
The assistance listing number is 16.738.
Synopsis
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program-Local Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to eligible units of local government to, in general, support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the eleven program areas. Applicants should check the FY26 JAG allocations to determine if they are eligible to receive direct JAG funding from BJA prior to starting an application: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/allocations.
Eligibility
Other units of local government
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294057.pdf |
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