BJA FY25 Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiative
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172495
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- Other
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance is soliciting applications to equip rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices with resources to implement violent crime reduction strategies addressing specific violent crime challenges in rural jurisdictions, with an application deadline of May 27, 2026. Eligible applicants include city, township, county, tribal, and special district governments. Award amounts typically range from approximately $55,000 to $300,000 with performance periods of up to 36 months. The program prioritizes rural jurisdictions experiencing persistently high or recently precipitous violent crime incidences, particularly communities characterized by higher poverty rates and limited existing public safety resources.
Funded activities span technology acquisition (license plate readers, digital forensics equipment, real-time crime centers, surveillance systems), personnel hiring (detectives, crime analysts, victim advocates, prosecutors), officer training (crisis intervention, de-escalation, trauma-informed response), and community-based violence prevention and victim services programs. Applicants must develop evidence-based strategies tailored to their communities' unique challenges, which may include data-driven policing approaches, enhanced investigative capabilities, and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community stakeholders.
The program operates under CFDA 16.039 (Rural Violent Crime Initiative). Performance will occur within rural jurisdictions and communities served by awardee organizations. Review procedures include eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews. Award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met under the Department of Justice no-cost extension policy. Records must be retained for three years from the date of final expenditure report submission.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to support 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.
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