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BJA FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Funding

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is offering FY 2026 grant funding to strengthen coordinated investigations and prosecutions of specified crimes. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). - Opportunity: Discretionary cooperative agreement for eligible state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies. - Supported personnel: Prosecutors serving as Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys; criminal investigators; analysts; forensic accountants; and other investigative-support staff. - Program focus: Collecting and analyzing law-enforcement information and investigating or prosecuting fraud and other crimes committed by criminal aliens, as well as drug and human trafficking cases, in coordination with federal authorities. - Funding: Maximum award of $3,000,000. Total program funding, minimum award, and number of awards are not specified. Cost sharing or matching is not required. - OEMs, vendors, products, and quantities: None identified.

Description

This notice of funding opportunity supports state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies in assigning or hiring qualified prosecutors to serve as Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys. Funds may also support criminal investigators, analysts, forensic accountants, and other staff assisting with investigative information. Personnel remain employees of their home agencies while working on assigned fraud and other crimes involving criminal aliens, and may also work on cases involving drug or human trafficking. The award maximum is $3,000,000; the source does not specify program funding, expected awards, or an award minimum.

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