BJA FY 2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy

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Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172679
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $375,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • Other
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • State Governments
  • County Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications to support law enforcement intellectual property enforcement task forces by September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, with total funding of $2.15 million allocated across six anticipated awards of up to $375,000 each for a 24-month period beginning October 1, 2026.

Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribal organizations; units of local government; and law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices. A mandatory partnership requirement mandates engagement with federal agencies including the FBI, ICE HSI, USPIS, and USAO; applications from jurisdictions coordinated with federal law enforcement through 287(g) partnerships or Homeland Security Task Forces, supported by letters from the U.S. Attorney's Office, receive priority consideration.

The program supports existing or new task forces investigating and prosecuting intellectual property crimes involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and counterfeit goods distribution at state, local, tribal, and territorial levels, with explicit focus on reducing violent crime associated with IP cases. The application requires a two-step submission: SF-424 form submission in Grants.gov by September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, followed by complete application submission in JustGrants by September 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET. The complete application must include a Memorandum of Understanding with project partners, a proposal narrative not exceeding 10 pages addressing need, goals and objectives, project design and implementation, capabilities and competencies, and sustainability plans, plus a detailed budget. Unallowable costs include vehicles, foreign travel, and construction; confiscated evidence storage rental is allowable. Prohibited activities include programs violating federal immigration law, federal civil rights or nondiscrimination law, or providing legal services to removable or unlawfully present aliens.

The opportunity is assigned to CFDA 16.752, Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention.

Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy. This opportunity will support existing or the creation of new law enforcement agency intellectual property (IP) enforcement task forces. This program assists state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime as well as supporting law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting IP crimes and reducing violent crime associated with IP cases and investigations. These matters typically involve copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of IP, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad.

Eligibility

For this NOFO "other" is defined as other units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State.

Files

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