§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJA-2026-172704
BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula
Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula. The deadline is September 18, 2026 and the published award range is $21.5M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Application deadline
- September 18, 2026
- Award range
- $21.5M
- Eligibility
- Eligibility criteria are published in the funding opportunity announcement.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Justice
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172704
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 FY2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to states 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. With this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), BJA seeks to award Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program funds to eligible states. Only designated state administering agencies are eligible to apply for this NOFO.
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 September 18, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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