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OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program

Federal funding opportunity O-BJA-2026-172793 from Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes December 1, 2026

Posted
October 15, 2026
Closes
December 1, 2026
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
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
2,419

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 September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

Synopsis

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program. This opportunity will support state and local prosecutors and other justice professionals to prevent, investigate, and prosecute criminal offenses pertaining to voter roll integrity and voter fraud, including illegal voting and registration crimes. This includes votes by aliens, felons, the deceased, those younger than 18, those who vote more than once, those who vote in the name of another, and other illegal voting and registration crimes.

Who can apply

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include 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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