BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172761
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,637,041
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- 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 is soliciting applications for the FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative on behalf of rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices, with an SF-424 due October 30, 2026 and a complete application due November 6, 2026.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, non-federally recognized tribal organizations, and other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages). All non-tribal applicants must demonstrate service to rural areas as defined by 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(32) and submit a certification of compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 immigration law requirements.
The program distributes approximately $2,637,041 across approximately 10 awards of up to $250,000 each. The 36-month award period begins January 1, 2027.
Applicants must develop data-informed violent crime reduction strategies using one or more approaches: personnel, tactics, training, and equipment (including records management systems, vehicles, protective equipment, and firearms); technological enhancements such as hardware, software, communications systems, and intelligence centers; or data analytics and intelligence to identify crime hotspots and predict high-risk times and locations. Other approaches aligned with Department of Justice priorities that demonstrably reduce violent crime rates are eligible.
Applications submitted to Grants.gov must include an SF-424 form. Complete applications submitted to JustGrants must include a proposal narrative (10 pages maximum) addressing need, goals and objectives, project design and implementation, and organizational capabilities; a detailed budget; memoranda of understanding with project partners; and a signed certification from the applicant entity's chief executive officer.
The CFDA number is 16.039.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative. This opportunity supports local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime. The goal is to equip rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices with the resources necessary to implement a violent crime reduction strategy to solve a specific violent crime challenge utilizing one or more of the following approaches: • Personnel, Tactics, Training, and Equipment to Reduce Violent Crime. This includes updated technology and tools, including records management systems, vehicles, vests, and firearms that assist agencies in responding to and preventing violent crime. This also includes hiring additional personnel such as a prosecutor or criminologist to strategically address persistent crimes, early case management, and increased police training. • Technological Enhancements to Reduce Violent Crime. Technology takes the form of hardware, software, communications systems, intelligence centers, and equipment. Technology systems can create the infrastructure for actionable intelligence, enhance officer safety, support efficient operations, shorten case filing timelines, and manage risk. • Data Analytics and Intelligence. Enhance crime analysis capabilities through personnel, training, and software enhancements to identify crime hotspots, predict high-risk times and locations, and allocate resources more effectively to prevent violent incidents before they occur. • Other approaches that align with the Department's priorities and provide a significant reduction in violent crime rates.
Eligibility
Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this NOFO, "other units of local government" include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294195.pdf |
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