At a glance
BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative is a federal competitive grant from Bureau of Justice Assistance for the science & technology sector. Funding is up to $2.6M. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Native American t. The application deadline is October 30, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.
- Amount
- Up to $2.6M
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026
- Type
- Competitive
- Status
- Closing soon
About this program
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.
Who can apply
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); State governments; Special district governments; City or township governments. 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.
How to apply
Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number O-BJA-2026-172761. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.
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