OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 5
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172653
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $3,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 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 cooperative agreement applications to assign or hire prosecutors to serve as Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys investigating and prosecuting fraud and crimes committed by aliens within the United States, with an application due date of July 24, 2026.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city and township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other prosecuting agencies. Selected prosecutors will remain employees of their home agencies while cross-designated to work under the direction of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Criminal Division, or United States Attorney's Offices on a full-time or part-time, case-by-case basis. Cross-designated prosecutors may also be assigned cases involving drug or human trafficking committed within the United States, with coordination occurring between federal authorities and selected prosecutor offices on a case-by-case basis.
The 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 jurisdiction ability to investigate and prosecute fraud and crimes committed by aliens, as well as drug and human trafficking crimes. The program increases availability of cross-designated prosecutorial personnel to pursue these matters in coordination with federal authorities and contribute to effective enforcement of applicable criminal laws.
The funding is assigned under CFDA 16.076 (Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking). Award recipients must retain all records pertinent to the award for three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report and comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and Part 2800.
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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