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BJA FY 2026 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance

This opportunity provides loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years. States receiving funding will administer statewide programs through stat

Funding
Varies
Category
Uncategorized
Status
OPEN
Deadline
11/4/2026

About

This opportunity provides loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years. States receiving funding will administer statewide programs through state agencies designated by the governor by soliciting applications from eligible beneficiaries, which include local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders (“beneficiaries”). Beneficiaries selected must commit to an additional three years of qualifying service in exchange for partial loan repayment directly to the beneficiary’s loan service provider.

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 00
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for BJA FY 2026 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: State governments

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Up to USD 120,000
  • Recorded deadline: November 4, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services
Do not infer missing fields: geographic eligibility. Absence from this directory record is not evidence that a restriction does not exist.
Before investing in an application, connect every eligibility claim, required registration, submission component and deadline to the current official notice. Open the recorded official source →

Application checklist

How to apply for BJA FY 2026 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • No sufficiently specific eligibility summary is stored.

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

November 3, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 27, 2026.