OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 3
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172639
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $300,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Other
- State 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 Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications for cooperative agreements under the FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 3, with applications due June 17, 2026. Eligible applicants are state, county, city/township, and federally recognized Tribal governments, as well as other eligible entities serving as prosecuting agencies.
The program funds assignment or hiring of qualified prosecutors to serve full-time or part-time as Special Attorneys under the National Fraud Enforcement Division or Criminal Division, or as Special Assistant United States Attorneys within United States Attorney's Offices. Cross-designated prosecutors remain employees of their home agencies while investigating and prosecuting fraud and other crimes committed by aliens within the United States. Cross-designated prosecutors may also be assigned cases involving drug or human trafficking committed within the United States, coordinated on a case-by-case basis with the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Criminal Division, and relevant United States Attorney's Offices.
The program objectives include strengthening investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expanding intergovernmental coordination, and enhancing jurisdictional ability to investigate and prosecute fraud and crimes by aliens, as well as drug and human trafficking crimes. The program aims to increase availability of cross-designated prosecutorial personnel who can work in coordination with federal authorities and contribute to effective enforcement of applicable criminal laws.
The opportunity is authorized under Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II, Section 100055 (codified at 34 U.S.C. 61101) and operates under CFDA 16.076, Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking. Award amount, number of awards, and period of performance are not specified in the posted materials.
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. These "cross-designated" prosecutors 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 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 strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expand intergovernmental coordination, and enhance the ability of jurisdictions to 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.
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