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O-BJA-2026-172577: BJA FY26 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program: District of Columbia Safe Housing Camera Program Invitation to Apply

Closed Closed April 9, 2026 Opportunity O-BJA-2026-172577 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 11 (O-BJA-2026-172812). Status: Closes November 17, 2026 (10 days left). It is in our archive of Bureau of Justice Assistance notices from 2026.

• Award ceiling$10.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Government of the District of Columbia

Is this a realistic fit?

• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund, established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, Title X, Subtitle A, Part II (codified at 34 U.S.C. § 61101), authorizes the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible state and local governments for law enforcement activities related to aliens who have committed crime(s) under federal, state, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States (hereafter referred to as “criminal illegal aliens”), as well as combating drug and human trafficking. This funding opportunity will support costs incurred by the Government of the District of Columbia related to the purchase and installation of law enforcement safe housing and street cameras and related technology, such as license plate readers, that enhance efforts to prevent and investigate crime. Other allowable uses of funds may include award activities related to data storage, subscriptions, and operation and maintenance directly associated with the previously referenced purchase and installation of law enforcement safe housing and street cameras and related technology. The Safe Housing and Street Camera Program will support the collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information to counter gang and other criminal activity.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

We found no grant awards under Assistance Listing 16.076 in fiscal 2021 to 2025, which usually means the program is new or very small.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-BJA-2026-172812, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.