BJA FY25 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)

US Bureau of Justice Assistance (USDOJ-OJP-BJA) grant open #O-BJA-2025-172612

Response due Jun 23, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) for Fiscal Year 2025. SCAAP is a federal reimbursement program that provides payments to states and localities for costs incurred incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. Eligible applicants are state departments of corrections and local governments that have spent resources housing undocumented criminal aliens for specified periods. This is a grant opportunity posted on Grants.gov, not a traditional procurement contract.

What they want

SCAAP provides federal payments to states and units of local government that have incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens who have at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law, and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the reporting period. Applicants submit data on eligible incarcerated individuals and associated correctional officer salary costs to receive reimbursement allocations from BJA.

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (opportunity number O-BJA-2025-172612)

Risks & flags

Opportunity text is minimal — only a synopsis (docType: synopsis); full program requirements, eligibility criteria, and award amounts are not included in the provided text
No dollar figures or award ceilings stated — cannot assess value band with confidence
Open and close dates are in 2026 despite being labeled FY25, which may indicate a delayed or rolling announcement cycle

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Public Administration

NAICS 922140

US market size: n/a — buyer side
Typical award: n/a

Typical buyers

Internal

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

BJA FY25 State Criminal Alien Assistance P…

Due Jun 23

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