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BJA FY 2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy

Federal funding opportunity O-BJA-2026-172679 from Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 23, 2026

Posted
August 13, 2026
Closes
September 23, 2026
Award ceiling
$375,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.752
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.752 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$10.1M
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
35

Top recipients: Nw3c, Inc., The University of Texas at San Antonio, Fox Valley Technical College, Multnomah County, Department of State Police Pennsylvania

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy. This opportunity will support existing or the creation of new law enforcement agency intellectual property (IP) enforcement task forces. This program assists state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime as well as supporting law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting IP crimes and reducing violent crime associated with IP cases and investigations. These matters typically involve copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of IP, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad.

Who can apply

For this NOFO “other” is defined as other units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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Agency contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance · [email protected] · 202-514-9354

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