NIJ FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-NIJ-2026-172643
- Agency
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National Institute of Justice
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,357,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- 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 National Institute of Justice is soliciting applications for the FY 2026 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants program to fund projects designated pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026, with a Grants.gov application deadline of July 29, 2026. This NOFO covers only NIJ-administered projects; separate invitations will be issued for projects under the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Office for Victims of Crime. Funding totals $537,978,926 for discretionary grants to improve criminal justice system functioning, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist victims of crime (other than compensation). Funds designated in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act cannot be transferred for any other purpose.
Applicants are invited based on Congressional designation; the source does not specify the invited applicant list. Award amounts, number of awards, or award floors are not identified in the NOFO. Performance periods generally range from 12 to 36 months. The source does not identify standard evaluation criteria or cost share requirements specific to this cohort.
The program (CFDA 16.753, Congressionally Recommended Awards) has historically funded diverse initiatives spanning law enforcement equipment, victim services, training programs, facility improvements, and technology infrastructure across law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, nonprofits, and municipal governments. Recent awards have ranged from approximately $88,000 to $4.2 million. Award recipients must accept or decline funding within 45 days of notification and retain records for three years from final expenditure report submission.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the National Institute of Justice FY 2026 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program. This opportunity seeks to support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). The Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below- • $537,978,926 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be made available for the OJP-Byrne projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ''Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending'' included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose; (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II). Note that this NOFO is only for OJP-Byrne projects to be administered by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Separate NOFOs will be posted and invitations sent for projects to be administered by OJP's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
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