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No. O-BJA-2026-172674 · Bureau of Justice Assistance

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BJA FY26 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program

grants.gov listing
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$0 – $2,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 23, 2026 21 days left
Posted
Aug 13, 2026
Last verified
Yesterday

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Official description from grants.gov

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Assaults in Confinement Facilities Program. This opportunity 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 in such cases.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Others
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 16.735 · PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (16.735), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 0 — —
FY 2024 32 $613,923 $600,638 – $1,164,147
FY 2023 83 $424,806 $33,638 – $763,574
FY 2022 60 $92,627 $53,554 – $249,953
FY 2021 9 $127,758 $96,008 – $224,571

For comparison, this notice advertises $0 – $2,000,000.

Who wins it State government (165), Local government (11), Nonprofit (3) of 184 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states TX (5) · GA (4) · FL (3) · IL (3) · LA (3)
Largest recent awards
  1. IMPACT JUSTICE $8,847,164 · FY 2023
  2. COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE, INC. $3,557,456 · FY 2022
  3. THE URBAN INSTITUTE $3,387,500 · FY 2024
  4. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE $2,417,827 · FY 2023
  5. NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES $2,325,235 · FY 2023

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 14, 2026