BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings: 16.812 -- Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative
16.838 -- Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program
16.745 -- Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Last Updated: August 14, 2026
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative (PSMHI). This opportunity supports comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use to reduce the burden of on law enforcement and the justice system; restore order in communities affected by homelessness, mental illness, and substance use; decrease recidivism; reduce crime; and improve overall public safety and restore confidence in public spaces.
This initiative supports coordinated, direct intervention efforts across public safety, justice, mental health,...
and substance use agencies to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment through civil commitment, institutional treatment, and step-down approaches from pre-arrest through reentry, using accountability measures that ensure compliance with treatment plans. This program moves beyond temporary interventions by supporting appropriate institutional care and civil commitment processes, when appropriate, for individuals unable to care for themselves.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Other units of local government; Nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies or other non-governmental applicants are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements: (1) The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government. (2) The applicant should attach documentation to support this designation
Grantor contact information
Description
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: September 25, 2026
Award
$--
Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
$3,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJA-2026-172676
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Law justice and legal services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 14, 2026
Archive date:
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