BJA FY26 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172810
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $59,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Other
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, within the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, is soliciting applications for FY26 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) reimbursement payments, with the SF-424 due to Grants.gov by December 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Eligible applicants are state governments, county governments, and city or township governments that incarcerated individuals they knew or reasonably believed were undocumented criminal aliens, convicted of at least one felony or two misdemeanors under state or local law, and held for at least four consecutive days. Joint applications are prohibited. The program operates on a statutory formula rather than competitive merit review. Approximately 500 awards are anticipated, with up to $59.0 million per award from up to $177.7 million in total funding. No cost share requirement appears in the source.
Applicants must register in SAM.gov by November 30, 2026, and submit the full application in JustGrants by December 22, 2026, at 8:59 p.m. ET. The application requires applicant and chief executive information, an ASCII-formatted file of eligible inmates, correctional officer salary costs, total inmate counts, and maximum bed capacity. The submitting government official certifies accuracy and compliance under penalty of perjury. Awards are 12-month grants starting July 1, 2024, covering the July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, reporting period. Recipients and subrecipients must forgo any profit or management fee. SCAAP funds are no-year monies, must be used solely for correctional purposes, and must be deposited to the general fund. Recipients accept awards in JustGrants within 45 calendar days of notice, and records must be kept for three years after the final SF-425 submission.
The assistance listing is 16.606 under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. Award volume has contracted sharply, from 547 awards annually in 2018 and 2019 to two in 2023. No incumbent recipient is named.
Synopsis
This NOFO seeks applications for payments under the statutorily required State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to eligible "states" and "units of local government" that incurred certain types of costs due to "incarceration" of "undocumented criminal aliens" during the July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, reporting period. OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ's mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294525.pdf |
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