This funding opportunity supports rigorous applied research and evaluations of adult criminal justice system challenges and responses to illegal immigration and crimes committed by illegal aliens. It includes studies on courts, law enforcement, detention, fraud investigations, and cooperation models across federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems. The goal is to identify and evaluate innovative local strategies to inform practical, data-driven solutions for justice systems addressing illegal immigration.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized and other Native American tribal governments and organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations exc
