BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings: 16.738 -- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
Last Updated: August 25, 2026
Description
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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Special district governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Other units of local government
Grantor contact information
Description
OJP Response Center
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: October 9, 2026
Award
$--
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$4,964,030
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJA-2026-172705
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Formula
Category of Funding Activity:
Law justice and legal services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 25, 2026
Archive date:
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