Law Grants

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

The OVW Financial Assistance for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Initiative (FAV Initiative) grant funds provide flexible financial assistance to support victims in achieving safety, stability, and healing by paying for necessities that are not easily supplied by traditional service providers and with the flexibility to fulfill self-identified needs quickly.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

2027 LITC Grant Application Period announcementMore information may be found on the Taxpayer Advocate Website at https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/about-us/low-income-taxpayer-clinics-litcThe grant application period is 5/6/2026-7/6/2026. Appy at https://litcgrants.treasury.govThe NOFO is attached to this announcement

Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to combat forced child recruitment by Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) in Colombia. Combating forced child recruitment weakens illegal armed groups by depriving them of members and reduces their ability to engage in criminal activities that threaten U.S. national security. This project will support Colombian efforts to combat forced child recruitment by enabling law enforcement to investigate, arrest, and prosecute recruiters.

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)).

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.

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 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 Justice Assistance

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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2026 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program. This opportunity seeks to support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). The Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below $537,978,926 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be made available for the OJP Byrne projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose; (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II). Note that this NOFO is only for OJP-Byrne projects to be administered by BJA. Separate NOFOs will be posted and invitations sent for projects to be administered by OJP s National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).