Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Grant

(EFLEA)
CFDA 16.824 Active Cooperative Agreement
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding
$1.3M FY2025
$245K
FY24
$1.3M
FY25

Program Objective

Program goal(s) name: Support Law Enforcement

Program goal(s) description: Mitigate the effects of emergency situations in the affected state and local jurisdictions.

Program objective(s) name: Funding to support law enforcement in responding to extraordinatry emergencies.

Program objective(s) description: This program will provide funding for emergency situations in which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens and/or to enforce criminal law.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Other

How to Apply

Award Procedure

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 120 to 180 days

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.

Program details & compliance

Description

This program assists state and/or local government units in responding to extraordinary law enforcement emergencies by authorizing the U.S. Attorney General to grant funding to help alleviate the costs incurred by law enforcement agencies in responding to emergency law enforcement challenges.

Mission Categories

Primary: Crime Prevention

Reporting & Compliance

Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Jonathan Faley
571-675-2354
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance 999 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20531
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-02-17. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-28 07:27:15.