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FY24 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

Opportunity ID
O-BJA-2024-172032
Solicitation Status
Open
Fiscal Year
2024
Closing Date
Posting Date
Solicitation Type
Competitive
Grants.gov Deadline
July 15, 2024, 8:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline
July 29, 2024, 8:59 pm Eastern
Description

With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks to make payments under the statutorily required State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to eligible states and units of local government that incur certain types of costs due to incarceration of “undocumented criminal aliens” during the July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, reporting period.

Under FY 2024 SCAAP, payments will be made in connection with “undocumented criminal aliens” who had been convicted of at least one felony or two misdemeanors (typically for violations of state or local law) and who were “incarcerated” under the legal authority of the applicant government for at least 4 consecutive days during the “reporting period.”

Eligible Applicants:

  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • County governments

See the solicitation for additional opportunity and eligibility details, as well as directions on how to apply.


Date Created: May 30, 2024