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BJA FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2025-172506

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $2.0M

Deadline

May 8, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY25 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. This NOFO supports state, local, and tribal efforts to enhance their capacity to investigate and prosecute incidents of sexual assault in confinement facilities. State agencies, law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies may utilize this funding for investigative and prosecutorial activities to... up to $2,000,000 per award.

Who Should Apply

State governments, Other Native American Tribal Organizations, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, Other eligible entities, County governments (+1 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•State and local prosecuting agencies, Other units of local government, Publicly Funded Law enforcement Agencies
•Deadline: 2026-05-08

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

This NOFO supports state, local, and tribal efforts to enhance their capacity to investigate and prosecute incidents of sexual assault in confinement facilities. State agencies, law enforcement, and prosecutorial agencies may utilize this funding for investigative and prosecutorial activities to decrease incidents of sexual assault in confinement facilities and increase the rate of successful prosecutions of such cases.

Who Can Apply

State and local prosecuting agencies, Other units of local government, Publicly Funded Law enforcement Agencies

Eligible Applicant Types

State GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)County GovernmentsCity/Township Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $2.0M
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 26, 2026

Application Deadline: May 8, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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