# BJA FY 2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2026-172679-bja-fy-2026-intellectual-property-enforcement-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363587

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $375,000 to state and local governments and tribes. Applications closed on September 23, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2026-172679 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 23, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $375,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.752 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

For this NOFO “other” is defined as other units of local government, such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State.

## What the grant funds

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy. This opportunity will support existing or the creation of new law enforcement agency intellectual property (IP) enforcement task forces. This program assists state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime as well as supporting law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting IP crimes and reducing violent crime associated with IP cases and investigations. These matters typically involve copyrights, patents, trademarks, other forms of IP, and trade secrets, both in the United States and abroad.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2026-172679 still open?

No. It closed on September 23, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 2026 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy?

Closed September 23, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $375,000 each.

### Who has won Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were NW3C, Inc., Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Fox Valley Technical College. The program made 43 awards worth $28.3 million in that time.