OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172792
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $3,000,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • City/Township Governments
  • County Governments
  • State Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Other
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications for the OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10 cooperative agreement to fund prosecutors, criminal investigators, and investigative support staff assigned to federal fraud and criminal alien prosecution, with applications due October 28, 2026. No cost-sharing requirement applies.

Eligible applicants are state, county, city/township, and federally recognized Tribal governments, as well as other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state) with legal capacity to employ cross-designated prosecutors. Anticipated total program funding is $300 million, with award amounts based on applicant-requested approved costs and a 36-month performance period beginning June 1, 2026. Funding covers 100 percent of salary and fringe benefits for assigned personnel; up to an additional 20 percent is available for justice system staffing and capacity or equipment and technology purchases.

Selected prosecutors, investigators, and support staff will remain employees of their home agencies while cross-designated to work under the direction of the National Fraud Enforcement Division or Criminal Division, or as Special Assistant United States Attorneys within a United States Attorney's Office. They will investigate and prosecute fraud and crimes committed by aliens within the United States, and may also be assigned drug or human trafficking cases. The program aims to improve law enforcement investigative information collection and analysis, strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expand intergovernmental coordination, and enhance jurisdictions' ability to counter criminal activity.

The proposal narrative (maximum 15 pages) is scored as follows: Project Goals and Objectives 20 percent, Project Design and Implementation 35 percent, Capabilities and Competencies 30 percent, and Budget 15 percent. Required submissions include the SF-424, budget documentation, proof of active bar admission and certificates of good standing for designated attorneys, letters of support from federal partners, and a supporting document affirming statutory authority and coordination capabilities with federal immigration authorities. Recipients must submit semi-annual performance reports and enter into memoranda of understanding with relevant federal divisions or U.S. Attorneys' Offices.

The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.076 (Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking), authorized by Public Law 119-21, Section 100055 (34 U.S.C. 61101). The full application deadline in JustGrants is October 30, 2026, by 8:59 p.m. ET.

Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program. This program will support state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies to assign or hire qualified prosecutors to serve full-time or part-time (on a case-by-case basis) as Special Attorneys under the direction of the National Fraud Enforcement Division or the Criminal Division, or to serve as Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) within a United States Attorney's Office. Funds under this program can also be used to hire criminal investigators, as well as analysts, forensic accountants, and other staff who help with collection or analysis of law enforcement investigative information, to provide further investigative support. These "cross-designated" prosecutors, criminal investigators, and other investigative support staff will remain employees of their home agencies but will investigate and prosecute assigned fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States (hereafter referred to as "criminal aliens") for the duration of their appointment under this program. Cross-designated prosecutors, criminal investigators, and other investigative support staff may also be assigned cases involving drug or human trafficking committed within the United States. The National Fraud Enforcement Division, Criminal Division, and United States Attorney's Offices will coordinate with selected prosecutor offices on a case-by-case basis to address logistics and any unique local circumstances. This grant program, authorized under Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II, Section 100055 (codified at 34 U.S.C. § 61101), is intended to improve the collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information, strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expand intergovernmental coordination, and enhance the ability of jurisdictions to counter gang or other criminal activity, investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States, as well as investigate and prosecute drug and human trafficking crimes. The program is also intended to increase the availability of cross-designated prosecutorial personnel who can pursue these matters in coordination with federal authorities and contribute to the effective enforcement of applicable criminal laws.

Eligibility

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

Files

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