OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program
This program funds state and local prosecutors and other justice professionals to prevent, investigate, and prosecute criminal offenses related to voter roll integrity and voter fraud.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV
⚑ Eligibility is limited to state and local government entities, including other units of local government; universities are not eligible to apply directly. · Program is law-enforcement/prosecution oriented rather than research oriented. · Award ceiling is very large, up to $5,000,000.
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 | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program. This opportunity will support state and local prosecutors and other justice professionals to prevent, investigate, and prosecute criminal offenses pertaining to voter roll integrity and voter fraud, including illegal voting and registration crimes. This includes votes by aliens, felons, the deceased, those younger than 18, those who vote more than once, those who vote in the name of another, and other illegal voting and registration crimes.
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.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Bureau of Justice Assistance <OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov>
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