Grant Deadlines
Closes within 30 daysCooperative agreementUp to $3M per award

OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice · O-BJA-2026-172792

In plain English

Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement until Oct 28, 2026 (14 days left).

Awards are up to $3,000,000 each.

Eligible applicant types include state governments, local governments and tribal governments & organizations, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateOct 28, 2026 · 14 days left
Posted dateOct 14, 2026
Opportunity numberO-BJA-2026-172792
AgencyBureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice)
Funding instrumentCooperative agreement
CategoryLaw, Justice and Legal Services
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$3,000,000
Award floor (min per award)Not stated
Estimated total program fundingNot stated
Expected number of awardsNot stated
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)16.076 – Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking
Last updated on Grants.govOct 14, 2026

Who can apply

Browse similar: State governments · Local governments · Tribal governments & organizations

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
  • Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

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.

Description

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

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. …

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