The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for its Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This program, authorized under the BIDEN Reimbursement Fund established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II , provides funding for grants to eligible States, State agencies, and units of local government and tribal governments, pursuant to their existing statutory authorities to support the seven statutory purposes outlined:
- Locating and apprehending aliens who have committed a crime under federal, state, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States (hereafter referred to as “criminal illegal aliens”).
- Collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information within the United States to counter gang or other criminal activity.
- Investigating and prosecuting (a) crimes committed by aliens within the United States; and (b) drug and human trafficking crimes committed within the United States.
- Court operations related to the prosecution of (a) crimes committed by aliens; and (b) drug and human trafficking crimes.
- Temporary criminal detention of aliens.
- Transporting aliens described in paragraph (1) within the United States to locations related to the apprehension, detention, and prosecution of such aliens.
- Vehicle maintenance, logistics, transportation, and other support provided to law enforcement agencies by a state agency to enhance the ability to locate and apprehend aliens who have committed crimes under federal, state, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States
This NOFO includes three funding categories:
- Category 1: Hiring
- Category 2: Technology and Equipment
- Category 3: Construction of Temporary Detention Facilities for Criminal Illegal Aliens
Funding Information
Expected Total Amount of Funding: $3 billion
Project Period
36–60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district government
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- Other
- State agencies with law enforcement responsibilities
- Units of Local Government State
Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information visit Grants.gov.
