Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice
BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 9, 2026 · 3 days left
- Award size
- Up to $5M
- Cost share / match
- Not required
- Who can apply
- County government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), City or town government, Other (see eligibility), Tribal government
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Only 3 days left to apply
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25
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About this grant
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula. This opportunity will provide formula funding to eligible units of local government to, in general, support hiring additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings, including for any one or more of the eleven program areas. Applicants should check the FY26 JAG allocations to determine if they are eligible to receive direct JAG funding from BJA prior to starting an application: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/jag/allocations.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Other units of local government
Who in Tennessee has won this program
25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 6 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance And Administration, Tennessee Department Of | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.9M | 2023 |
| Finance And Administration, Tennessee Department Of | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.3M | 2022 |
| Finance And Administration, Tennessee Department Of | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.3M | 2021 |
| Finance And Administration, Tennessee Department Of | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.1M | 2024 |
| Finance And Administration, Tennessee Department Of | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.9M | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $2.3M | 2020 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.1M | 2023 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $1M | 2024 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $895K | 2021 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $773K | 2020 |
| First Things First, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $765K | 2024 |
| City Of Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | $700K | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (16.738)
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program — Byrne JAG Program
How applications are judged
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.