NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration — National Institute of Justice funding opportunity
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NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration

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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 evalua...

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Award $0–$3M Deadline in 18 days Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Oct 9, 2026
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $3,000,000 (total pool ~$3,000,000).
  • Next deadline: November 16, 2026.
  • Issued by: National Institute of Justice.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$3M. Total program pool: $3,000,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$0–$3M
Deadline
in 18 days
Nov 16, 2026
Total pool
$3M

About this opportunity

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 community supervision) challenges and responses to illegal immigration and crimes committed by aliens while in the illegally at the 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 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 tribal justice systems use to address illegal immigration.

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  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
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  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
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  • Illinois
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  • Louisiana
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  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
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Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID364060
PostedOct 9, 2026

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