BJA FY26 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program: District of Columbia Safe Housing Camera Program Invitation to Apply
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172577
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $10,000,000
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
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications from the Government of the District of Columbia for the BJA FY26 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program to support law enforcement safe housing and street camera installation and related technology acquisition. Eligible activities include purchasing and installing law enforcement cameras, license plate readers, and associated technology, as well as data storage, subscriptions, and operation and maintenance costs directly related to these systems. The Safe Housing and Street Camera Program will enable law enforcement to collect and analyze investigative information to prevent and investigate crime, including gang and other criminal activity. Applications must meet eligibility and responsiveness requirements and will be evaluated through merit, programmatic, budget, and risk review processes as specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The application deadline is April 9, 2026, with the funding opportunity posted on March 26, 2026.
Award amounts, specific budget ranges, and performance timelines have not been disclosed in the available opportunity materials and will be detailed in the full NOFO. The grant will support activities specific to the District of Columbia, with place of performance limited to District of Columbia jurisdictions and related law enforcement operations. Selected applicants will be notified through the JustGrants system, and the Authorized Representative must accept or decline the award within 45 days of notification. Recipients must comply with federal record retention requirements for three years following submission of the final expenditure report and adhere to DOJ regulations outlined in 2 C.F.R. Part 2800.
Synopsis
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 Government of the District of Columbia related to the purchase and installation of law enforcement safe housing and street cameras and related technology, such as license plate readers, that enhance efforts to prevent and investigate crime. Other allowable uses of funds may include award activities related to data storage, subscriptions, and operation and maintenance directly associated with the previously referenced purchase and installation of law enforcement safe housing and street cameras and related technology. The Safe Housing and Street Camera Program will support the collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information to counter gang and other criminal activity.
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