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NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration

National Institute of Justice (USDOJ) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration is a federal competitive grant from National Institute of Justice for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $3M. Eligible applicants: City or township governments; State governments; Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal government. The application deadline is November 16, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
Up to $3M
Deadline
Nov 16, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration. This opportunity supports proposals for rigorous, applied research and evaluations examining the adult criminal justice system (courts, law enforcement, jails, prisons, and community supervision) challenges and responses to illegal immigration and crimes committed by aliens while in the U.S. illegally at the state, local, and tribal levels. This includes, but is not limited to, location and apprehension, court operations, transportation and detention, investigating fraud and other crimes committed by illegal aliens, including creating an accurate profile of their rates of criminal activity, counter gang and criminal activity including drug and human trafficking operations. Criminal justice agencies often develop innovative solutions to local challenges that may provide insight to other jurisdictions. Applicants may propose studies examining single or multiple states and jurisdictions and models of cooperation between federal, state, local and tribal justice systems and other stakeholders. The goal of this NOFO is to identify innovative local strategies, evaluate their effectiveness, and inform practical, data-driven solutions that inform and strengthen the strategies that state, local, and tribal justice systems use to address illegal immigration.

Who can apply

City or township governments; State governments; Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Small businesses; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Special district governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments. Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number O-NIJ-2026-172800. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source