The Department of Justice's money, the whole of it, traced to the source.

Justice Management Division · DOJ

The Department of Justice is mostly discretionary law enforcement — the FBI, DEA, ATF, the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals, and the U.S. Attorneys — plus the OJP/COPS/OVW grant programs. The appropriated discretionary build-down (FY2025 enacted, FY2026, and the FY2027 request) reconciles to the published Total Discretionary BA with Fees to the dollar. The mandatory special funds — the Crime Victims Fund, surfaced as its annual obligation cap, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund — are financed by criminal fines and forfeitures, not appropriations, and are kept strictly separate.

FY2027 discretionary (with fees)

the build-down →

FY27 request vs. FY26

discretionary BA with fees, FY27 over FY26

Crime Victims Fund (obligation cap)

mandatory · the cap, not the balance — separate

Assets Forfeiture Fund (mandatory)

permanent-indefinite · forfeiture proceeds — separate

The discretionary budget, by category — FY2027 request

$ in millions · mandatory special funds excluded

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