DOJ FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (?BIDEN?) Program Round 2

The Department of Justice's FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program provides funding for grants to eligible states, state agencies, and units of local government and tribal governments. The program aims to support the seven statutory purposes outlined in 34 U.S.C. § 61101, including locating and apprehending aliens who have committed crimes, collecting and analyzing law enforcement investigative information, and investigating and prosecuting crimes committed by aliens. The program has three funding categories: • Category 1: Hiring - funding can be used to hire or rehire full-time sworn career law enforcement officers/deputies and civilian/non-sworn personnel. • Category 2: Technology and Equipment - funding can be used to purchase and support multi-year implementation, ongoing subscriptions, training, and maintenance of equipment and advanced technology. • Category 3: Construction of Temporary Detention Facilities for Criminal Illegal Aliens - funding can be used for major construction projects, including building temporary detention facilities to house criminal illegal aliens awaiting prosecution, immigration proceedings, or transfer to federal custody. Some key points to consider: • 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. • Awards under this NOFO may support expenditures made by State agencies or units of local government for completed, ongoing, or new activities that occurred on or after January 20, 2021.