This funding opportunity supports state, local, and tribal governments in creating and expanding programs to protect federal judges and their immediate family members. Grants fund efforts to prevent the release of covered information about at-risk individuals, ensuring judges can perform duties without fear of reprisal. Applicants must demonstrate clear fund allocation exclusively for federal judges' protection and maintain cost separation from other judicial entities.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, township, special district, and Native American tribal governments, as well as other units of local government and their agencies operating relevant databases or registries.
