BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172658
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $200,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Other
- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applicants for the FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship program, with applications due September 2, 2026. The program provides cooperative agreements to enhance security and law enforcement capabilities at faith-based institutions and houses of worship to prevent and respond to bias-motivated crimes.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city/township governments, tribal governments (federally and nonfederally recognized), special district governments, and other entities as specified in the NOFO. The source does not specify award ceilings, award floors, expected number of awards, or cost-share requirements.
Projects will strengthen partnerships between religious communities and local law enforcement, implement evidence-based security measures, and build institutional capacity to report incidents and assist in criminal investigations. The performance period is 36 months. Work is performed at applicant-designated houses of worship locations.
The program funds comprehensive community-based approaches to addressing hate crimes under Assistance Listing 16.047 (Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice). Recent awards in this broader program have ranged from approximately $274 thousand to $2 million, with several awards in the $400 thousand range; two larger awards of $2 million each support national coordination and subgrant distribution. Award cadence in the parent program has been approximately 10–12 per year, with 37 awards disbursed between October 2022 and October 2024.
The Assistant Attorney General makes all final award decisions. Selected applicants must accept or decline their award within 45 days of notification. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship Program. This opportunity provides grants to enhance security and law enforcement capabilities at faith-based institutions and houses of worship to prevent and respond to bias-motivated crimes. Projects will strengthen partnerships between religious communities and local law enforcement, implement evidence-based security measures, and build institutional capacity to report incidents and assist in criminal investigations.
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