OpenFederal grantO-BJA-2026-172778

DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program

Bureau of Justice AssistanceCloses Oct 20, 2026(7 days left)Up to $500,000

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This is a Department of Justice grant for state, local, and tribal governments with law enforcement responsibilities to fund personnel, technology, and equipment aimed at identifying and preventing violent crime committed by criminal illegal aliens, including participation in Homeland Security Task Force activities. For-profit businesses, including small businesses and sole proprietors, cannot apply, and neither can nonprofits. If you are not a government or tribal law enforcement entity, do not

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State agencies with law enforcement responsibilities, City, county, and other local governments with police or sheriff departments, Federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations with law enforcement duties
Not for
For-profit businesses of any size, including small businesses and sole proprietors, Nonprofit organizations, Agencies without law enforcement or criminal justice responsibilities
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Agriculture & FarmingLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Arts & CultureLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
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Construction & InfrastructureLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Education & TrainingLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
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Energy & Clean TechLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Environment & ConservationLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
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Finance & BankingLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Food & BeverageLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Healthcare & BiotechLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Retail & E-CommerceLimit: Only governments, nonprofits, tribes or universities may apply —…
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Social Services & NonprofitLimit: This program does not accept nonprofit applicants.
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These are our matcher’s estimates for a typical business in each industry. A real match depends on your size, your state and what you need the money for — check your own fit.

What this funds

Money can be used for
Hiring, Training, Equipment, Operating support
Who can apply
State and local governments, Tribal governments and organizations
Award range
Up to $500,000

Questions about this grant

When is the application deadline?
October 20, 2026.
How much funding can an applicant receive?
Awards range from $0 to $500,000. Salary funding covers up to three years of eligible positions, spent within a five-year period of performance.
Who can apply for this grant?
State, local, and tribal governments with law enforcement responsibilities, including state agencies, cities, townships, counties, special districts, other general purpose political subdivisions, and federally recognized tribal governments or tribal organizations.
Can a sole proprietor or single-member LLC apply?
No. Only government and tribal entities are eligible; for-profit businesses, including small businesses, may not apply.
Can a nonprofit apply?
No. This program does not accept nonprofit applicants; eligible applicants are government and tribal entities only.

Summary

Federal funding for state, local, and tribal governments with law enforcement responsibilities to identify, disrupt, and prevent violent crime committed by criminal illegal aliens. Supports participation in Homeland Security Task Force activities and DOJ efforts against gangs and cartels. Funds hiring/rehiring of sworn and non-sworn personnel, training, and purchase of surveillance, forensic, and

About this grant

This initiative seeks to protect American citizens from being victimized, harmed, or killed by criminal illegal aliens, and ensure that no additional families endure the trauma and life altering devastation experienced by our Angel Families. This funding opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government’s activities to identify, disrupt, and prevent violent crime committed by criminal illegal aliens and enhance public safety through coordinated, intelligence-led law enforcement operations. Awards from this program should be used to support significant participation in and support of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) activities and other DOJ efforts to combat gangs, cartels, and other violent crime. Within the context described above, examples of permissible activities include but are not limited to the following: • Sworn and Non-Sworn Law Enforcement Personnel—Funding can be used to hire or rehire full-time sworn career law enforcement officers/deputies and civilian/non-sworn personnel as outlined below: o Hire new full-time officers/deputies and full-time civilian/non-sworn personnel, including by filling existing officer/deputy vacancies that are no longer funded in your agency’s budget. o Rehire full-time officers/deputies and full-time civilian/non-sworn personnel who have been laid off by any jurisdiction as a result of state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget reductions. o Rehire full-time officers/deputies and full-time civilian/non-sworn personnel who are (at the time of application) currently scheduled to be laid off by your jurisdiction on a specific future date as a result of state, local, or BIA budget reductions. • Non-Law Enforcement Personnel—Funding can be used for the hiring, retention, and training of critical personnel for the purposes cited above. Examples of personnel could include but need not be limited to the following: forensic, investigative, analytical; prosecution and legal support. Funding may not be used for co-responders, interpreters, or translators.

Funding will support salaries for up to three years of eligible positions to be expended within a five-year period of performance to accommodate time needed for recruitment and hiring.

• Technology and Equipment—Funding can be used to purchase and support multi-year implementation, ongoing subscriptions, training, and maintenance of equipment and advanced technology to address critical resource gaps and enhance capacity to support criminal justice operations related to the purposes cited above. Examples of technology and equipment could include but need not be limited to the following o Surveillance, Intelligence, and Investigative Technology o Forensic and Analytical Equipment o Officer Safety and Tactical Equipment

Who can apply

Our reading of the listing: for-profit businesses are not eligible for this one.

State agencies with law enforcement responsibilities; 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.

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Law enforcement
  • Public safety
  • Immigration
  • Crime prevention

Program contact

Bureau of Justice AssistanceOJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov202-514-9354

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