OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 9
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172762
- 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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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Other
- State Governments
- County 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 the OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 9, a cooperative agreement opportunity funding prosecutors and investigators to combat crimes committed by aliens, fraud, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, with an SF-424 due October 8, 2026, and full application due October 13, 2026.
Eligible applicants are state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or general purpose political subdivisions of a state) that possess legal, operational, and managerial capacity to employ cross-designated prosecutors and are willing to enter into memoranda of understanding with the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Criminal Division, or the relevant United States Attorney's Office. No cost-sharing requirement applies.
Total expected funding is $300 million. Award amounts are based on approved costs requested by applicants, with no stated ceiling or floor. Awards fund 36-month periods of performance beginning June 1, 2026. Funds support assignment or hiring of qualified prosecutors to serve full-time or part-time as Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys, plus criminal investigators, analysts, forensic accountants, and other investigative support staff. Up to 20 percent of award funding beyond salary and benefits may be allocated to Justice System Staffing and Capacity or Equipment and Technology Purchase.
Evaluation weighs project goals and objectives (20%), project design and implementation (35%), capabilities and competencies (30%), and budget narrative (15%). Required submissions include a proposal narrative (maximum 15 pages), budget narrative or worksheet, proof of active bar admission and certificates of good standing for proposed attorneys, letters of support from federal agencies, and resumes. Semi-annual performance reports are due in JustGrants. The assistance listing is 16.076.
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
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294230.pdf |
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