This program funds state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies to assign or hire qualified prosecutors as Special Attorneys or Special Assistant United States Attorneys. It also supports hiring criminal investigators, analysts, forensic accountants, and other investigative staff to aid law enforcement investigations. Funded personnel investigate and prosecute fraud, crimes by criminal aliens, drug trafficking, and human trafficking within the U.S., working closely with federal divisions and U.S. Attorney’s Offices to enhance enforcement capacity and intergovernmental coordinatio
Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and other units of local government such as towns, boroughs, parishes, and villages.
