Justice Grants

Office on Violence Against Women

The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula Program), per 34 U.S.C. 12511(a)(1), assists states and territories in providing intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of such victims, and those collaterally affected by the victimization, except for the perpetrator of such victimization.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Invited to Apply Pennington County, South Dakota Public Safety Support for the 250th Anniversary Celebration at Mount Rushmore. This opportunity seeks to support law enforcement and public safety activities associated with the July 3, 2026, celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States at Mount Rushmore. Funding will support the execution of security operations by the Pennington County Sheriff s Office to ensure the safety and security of attendees and the surrounding community.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

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. These cross-designated prosecutors 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 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 strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacity, expand intergovernmental coordination, and enhance the ability of jurisdictions to 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.

Office of International Religious Freedom

The Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support Nigeria s legal community to defend religious freedom and constructively engage state actors on cases involving religious freedom violations, including violations of mutually reinforcing rights, such as the freedoms of association, assembly, expression, and movement.

Office on Violence Against Women

The STOP Formula program provides grants to states and territories for use by state, local, and Indian Tribal governments, courts, and victim service providers for the more widespread apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women and for the protection and safety of victims.

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement

The program will increase the recruitment of qualified candidates from INL Bogota s priority geographic areas regions that are critical to U.S. interests due to their high levels of coca production, narcotrafficking, and child recruitment by criminal organizations. By building a more capable and professional police force in these strategically important areas, this scholarship program will help disrupt criminal networks at their source, reducing the flow of illicit drugs, weapons, and human trafficking that threaten the United States. The program will support the recruitment and training of approximately 1,000 CNP students per year: 600 for non-commissioned officer (NCO) roles and 400 for commissioned officer (CO) roles. A stronger Colombian police presence in these regions will advance U.S. national security priorities, safeguard American lives, and promote stability in the Western Hemisphere. The program will provide scholarship support to qualified candidates through a structured financial management system. The implementor will ensure timely monthly electronic funds transfer payments to the bank accounts of scholarship recipients or service providers for required items. Scholarship recipients will receive electronic funds transfers only for approved support expenses. To strengthen internal controls, the implementer will minimize direct cash handling and ensure all disbursement are documented and subject to audit.

Office on Violence Against Women

The Transitional Housing program funds transitional housing and support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance because of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (VAWA crimes). Eligible applicants are Tribal, state, and local governments and organizations with a documented history of effective work concerning VAWA crimes.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This NOFO seeks applications for payments under the statutorily required State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to eligible states and units of local government that incurred certain types of costs due to incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens during the July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, reporting period. OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. 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.

Office on Violence Against Women

This program reimburses Tribal governments for expenses incurred in exercising Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit certain covered crimes (assault of Tribal justice personnel; child, dating, sexual and/or domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sex trafficking; stalking; and protection order violations) in Indian country pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 1304 (or in Alaska Native Villages pursuant to a DOJ pilot program established by 25 U.S.C. 1305(d)).

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement

To investigate and prosecute transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) through enhanced forensic accounting training. Transnational criminal organizations actively exploit BiH and the (Balkan route) to traffic narcotics, weapons, and migrants, laundering hundreds of millions of dollars annually. BiH prosecutors and investigators currently lack the specialized financial investigation skills needed to effectively disrupt these networks.

Bureau of Counterterrorism

Following Iran's widespread use of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) throughout the Near East region during the 2026 conflict, there remains a significant and persistent risk of unexploded ordnance (UXO) falling into the hands of malign actors who could repurpose these materials to carry out attacks against U.S. facilities, critical infrastructure, and civilian soft targets, a phenomenon known as explosive harvesting. The proliferation of UXO, combined with the technical sophistication of Iranian-origin explosive materials, presents an acute threat to regional stability and U.S. national security interests. The Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to provide specialized explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), counter improvised explosive device (C-IED), and post-blast investigation training and equipment to security forces in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates). This program will strengthen the capabilities of foreign governments, including Iraqi security forces, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), and GCC member state security services, to identify, render safe, disarm, and properly dispose of UXO and other explosive materials. The program will also enhance post-blast investigation capabilities to support attribution efforts and prosecution of perpetrators who attempt to weaponize these materials. This project will safeguard against attacks being carried out against U.S. facilities and soft targets using these materials.