§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJA-2026-172705
BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula
Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula. The deadline is October 9, 2026 and the published award range is $5.0M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Application deadline
- October 9, 2026
- Award range
- $5.0M
- Eligibility
- Other units of local government
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Justice
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172705
Program overview
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to eligible units of local government to, in general, support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the eleven program areas. Applicants should check the FY26 JAG allocations to determine if they are eligible to receive direct JAG funding from BJA prior to starting an application: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/allocations.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before October 9, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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