Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR)
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.066
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- VALOR Initiative
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance funds training, resources, and customized assistance to improve law enforcement officer safety, wellness, and resilience under the VALOR Initiative (CFDA 16.066), with a current opportunity due February 5, 2026.
The program delivers no-cost training, develops research-based resources, provides customized on-site assistance to law enforcement agencies, and establishes partnerships aimed at fostering a culture of safety and wellness among officers. Recent activity confirms the program remains active: the Bureau of Justice Assistance posted solicitation O-BJA-2025-172465 on January 13, 2026, seeking Cooperative Agreements to expand officer safety and wellness initiatives nationwide. The NOFO explicitly welcomes for-profit organizations, small businesses, and both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits as applicants, broadening eligibility beyond traditional law enforcement agencies themselves.
Award periods typically run 12 to 36 months. The source does not provide recent grant award data, award volume, funding magnitudes, or historical award examples, making it impossible to characterize award economics, typical project scale, or funding concentration among sub-agencies. No grant awards are documented in the source material provided.
The current opportunity (O-BJA-2025-172465) is open to applicants capable of delivering officer safety and wellness programming at scale. The funding mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement, indicating the Bureau of Justice Assistance will collaborate actively with recipients on program execution. Selection criteria will be detailed in the final NOFO, available through the Office of Justice Programs website. Award decisions rest with the Assistant Attorney General or a delegated official; successful applicants must accept or decline awards within 45 days of notification through JustGrants. Record retention requirements run three years from submission of the final Federal Financial Report.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Increase officer safety Program goal(s) description: Identify and address current and emerging safety and wellness threats and concerns to law enforcement. Program objective(s) name: Increase knowledge; provide tools, raise aw
- Description
The VALOR Initiative uses a multifaceted approach to address officer safety and wellness needs and gaps. This includes delivering no-cost training, providing customized assistance, conducting research, developing and providing resources, and establishing partnerships that benefit law enforcement officers and the communities they serve. Central to the program's mission is providing innovative, data driven and research-based resources to inspire officers and their agencies to adopt a strong culture of safety and wellness to create a safer and healthy environment for all and improve community trust to lead to cooperative crime reduction efforts and safer communities.
Eligibility
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year's program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on "Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJA FY25 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative | Closed |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.066?
Assistance Listing 16.066 is Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR), a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Officer Robert Wilson III Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR)?
Its CFDA number is 16.066: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.066?
No opportunity listed under 16.066 is open now. The latest, BJA FY25 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative, was posted on January 13, 2026.
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