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BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative

Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Assistance Listings: 16.039 -- Rural Violent Crime Initiative

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

Description

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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Additional information

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.

Grantor contact information

Description

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

Email

OJP Response Center

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

BJA Website

Closing: October 30, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

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Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$2,637,041

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-BJA-2026-172761

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:

September 21, 2026

Archive date:

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