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NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration
National Institute of Justice · O-NIJ-2026-172800
$0 – $3,000,000
2026-11-16-00-00-00
Confirm exact timezone in the announcement.Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Small businesses, For profit organizations other than small businesses
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Eligibility details
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.
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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 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.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 364060
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opportunityNumber: O-NIJ-2026-172800
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opportunityTitle: NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration
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revision: 0
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owningAgencyCode: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ
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applicantEligibilityDesc: 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.
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 3000000
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responseDate: Nov 16, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-16-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Oct 09, 2026 02:53:39 PM EDT
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status: posted
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