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BJA FY 2026 Crisis Response Training Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings: 16.065 -- Training to Improve Police-Based Responses to the People with Mental Illness

Last Updated: August 25, 2026

Description

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Crisis Response Training Program. This opportunity supports state, local, and tribal governments, law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, probation and parole departments, and sheriffs’ offices in developing, implementing, or expanding crisis response training programs that enhance public safety, officer safety, and operational effectiveness by improving law enforcement responses to individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions (including mental health and substance use disorders), intellectual and developmental...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • City or township governments
  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • County governments

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Additional information

Units of local government; Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education with on-campus police departments; Public or state-controlled hospitals with on-campus police departments. 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.

Grantor contact information

Description

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Email

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172706

Closing: October 5, 2026

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$650,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-BJA-2026-172706

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

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 25, 2026

Archive date:

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