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BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 18, 2026

Posted
August 25, 2026
Closes
September 18, 2026
Award ceiling
$21,479,876
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.738
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.738 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$353M
FY2025 obligated
$289M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$3.2M
Awards in window
2,405

Top recipients: City of Chicago, City of Milwaukee, California Board of State and Community Corrections, The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc., Texas Office of the Governor

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

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 FY2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to states 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. With this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), BJA seeks to award Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program funds to eligible states. Only designated state administering agencies are eligible to apply for this NOFO.

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

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