DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking (16.076)
Posted 24 Sept 2026 · 20 days left
In plain terms
The US Department of Justice funds state, local, tribal and county governments to combat violent crime by criminal aliens through law enforcement operations, task force participation, and hiring of officers and civilian staff. Grants up to 500,000 US dollars are available, with applications due by 20 October 2026.
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Summary
This initiative seeks to protect American citizens from being victimized, harmed, or killed by criminal illegal aliens, and ensure that no additional families endure the trauma and life altering devastation experienced by our Angel Families. This funding opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government’s activities to identify, disrupt, and prevent violent crime committed by criminal illegal aliens and enhance public safety through coordinated, intelligence-led law enforcement operations.
Awards from this program should be used to support significant participation in and support of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) activities and other DOJ efforts to combat gangs, cartels, and other violent crime.
Within the context described above, examples of permissible activities include but are not limited to the following:
• Sworn and Non-Sworn Law Enforcement Personnel—Funding can be used to hire or rehire full-time sworn career law enforcement officers/deputies and civilian/non-sworn personnel as outlined below:
o Hire new full-time officers/deputies and full-time civilian/non-sworn personnel, including by filling existing officer/deputy vacancies that are no longer funded in…
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Who can apply
- government
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); County governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); City or township governments; Special district governments; State governments
State agencies with law enforcement responsibilities; 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.