BJA FY26 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172677 · Deadline: September 25, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $2M

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 16.835, Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Program volume ~53 awards/yr

246 unique recipients in the sample; 18 repeat winners.

Actual award size (program) $140k median

range $4k – $26M

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $140k against a $2M ceiling (7%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 132 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 100% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWCPIP) to Support Law Enforcement Agencies. This opportunity supports publicly funded law enforcement and correctional agencies for the purchase or lease of body-worn cameras (BWCs) and the development of comprehensive BWC programs. Since its inception, BWCPIP has responded to growing demand for reliable, real-time video evidence in criminal investigations and prosecutions. Law enforcement agencies across the country increasingly rely on BWC footage to enhance evidentiary doc…

Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other), Others · Categories: Law, Justice and Legal Services · official listing ↗

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Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.