BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Grants to states, units of local government, tribal governments with law enforcement functions, and their agencies to create or expand efforts that protect federal judges and their immediate family members by preventing release of covered personal information.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Funds must be used exclusively for protecting federal judges and immediate family members; costs benefiting state/local/tribal judges must be separately tracked and not charged. · Eligible applicants are states, units of local government, tribal governments performing law enforcement functions, and agencies of those entities; public universities are not listed as eligible applicants.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program. This opportunity supports states and units of local government, including tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions, in creating and expanding efforts to protect the safety and security of federal judges by preventing the release of covered information about at-risk individuals and their immediate family members to ensure federal judges are able to administer justice fairly without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the course of carrying out their public duties. Many federal judges' personal information resides in state and local government records, databases, and registries that are publicly accessible and searchable and outside federal control. Grants to state and local entities support federal-state-local partnerships to protect federal judicial officers and their families. Funds awarded under this grant program must be used exclusively for protecting federal judges and their immediate family members as defined in statute. Applicants that have existing judicial protection programs should clearly delineate how grant funds will be used solely for federal judges and describe cost allocation methodologies to ensure appropriate separation of expenses. Expenses that also benefit other judges are acceptable, provided that any costs specific to state, local, or tribal judges are separately tracked and are not charged to this grant.
Eligibility
Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.; Agencies of any of the above government entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, agencies of any of the above government entities includes agencies of state or local governments operating relevant databases/registries.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Bureau of Justice Assistance <OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov>
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