Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.076
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 31 $57,098,238 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Treasury accounts
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- 15-0410-0-1-754
- 15-0405-0-1-754
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (16.076) funds prosecuting agencies to hire or assign qualified prosecutors as cross-designated Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) to investigate and prosecute fraud and other crimes committed by criminal aliens, along with drug and human trafficking crimes, with the most recent award made on September 1, 2026.
The program operates under authority of the Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund, established by Public Law 119-21. Funded prosecutors remain employees of their home state, local, tribal, or territorial agencies while working under the direction of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Criminal Division, or U.S. Attorneys' Offices. Grant funds also support criminal investigators, analysts, forensic accountants, and other investigative support staff engaged in the same prosecutorial mission. The program strengthens intergovernmental coordination and expands prosecutorial capacity to address fraud by criminal aliens and transnational crimes including narcotics trafficking and human trafficking.
The portfolio is dominated by Cooperative Agreements (97 percent of 31 awards, 30 awards) with a single Project Grant. All 31 awards totaling $57.1 million federal dollars obligated came from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Recent awards reflect the three-year cooperative agreement structure, with award periods running through mid-2029. Individual award magnitudes range from approximately $436 thousand to $11.6 million. Representative awards include $2.886 million to support prosecutors serving the National Fraud Enforcement Division and Criminal Division (Cooperative Agreement 15PBJA26GK00142SPEC, June 1, 2026); $3.915 million to similar cross-designated prosecutorial positions (Cooperative Agreement 15PBJA26GK00135SPEC, June 1, 2026); and $10 million to the District of Columbia Police Department for a Real-Time Crime Intelligence and Response Network integrating analytics and surveillance architecture to disrupt gang-related and organized criminal activity (Project Grant 15PBJA26GG00003LEEQ, May 1, 2026).
Multiple Special Attorneys Program rounds remain open. The OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10 (Solicitation O-BJA-2026-172792) closes October 28, 2026, accepting applications from state, local, tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies. The DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program (Solicitation O-BJA-2026-172778) closes October 20, 2026, supporting state, local, and tribal law enforcement participation in Homeland Security Task Force activities and violent-crime suppression targeting criminal aliens. The DOJ FY 2026 BIDEN Program Round 2 (Solicitation O-BJA-2026-172656) closed August 26, 2026 and supports broader law enforcement activities including locating and apprehending criminal aliens, prosecuting crimes by aliens and trafficking offenses, court operations, detention, transportation, and vehicle logistics. Applicants should review individual NOFOs for scope, eligibility, and specific activity constraints.
Objective and description
- Objective
(1) Locating and apprehending aliens who have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States; (2) Collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information within the Unit
- Description
Sections 100055 and 100054 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) created the Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund and assistance for investigating and prosecuting violent crime, criminal enforcement initiatives, and immigration enforcement and removal efforts. Subsection (b) provides that the Attorney General shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible states, state agencies, and units of local government, pursuant to their existing statutory authorities.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO)
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
Show all 18
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 31 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judiciary Courts Of The State Of North Carolina | $11,640,892 | 20% |
| 2 | Government Of The District Of Columbia | $10,000,000 | 18% |
| 3 | Iowa State Department Of Justice | $3,915,534 | 7% |
| 4 | State Of Alaska Department Of Law | $2,886,300 | 5% |
| 5 | Attorney General's Office, Mississippi | $2,519,010 | 4% |
| 6 | Auditor Of State Of Ohio | $2,267,723 | 4% |
| 7 | County Of Stanislaus | $2,202,480 | 4% |
| 8 | Attorney General Pa Office Of | $2,034,444 | 4% |
| 9 | Attorney General Kentucky Off | $1,519,006 | 3% |
| 10 | Attorney General Of Ohio | $1,430,622 | 3% |
10 of 31 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $57,098,238 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.076?
Assistance Listing 16.076 is Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking?
Its CFDA number is 16.076: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.076 awarded?
31 grant awards under 16.076 have obligated $57,098,238 in federal funds to 31 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.076?
The recipients obligated the most under Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking are Judiciary Courts Of The State Of North Carolina ($11,640,892), Government Of The District Of Columbia ($10,000,000) and Iowa State Department Of Justice ($3,915,534).
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.076?
1 listed opportunity under 16.076 is open or forecasted. The latest, OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10, was posted on October 14, 2026.
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