§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJA-2026-172658
BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship
Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship. The deadline is September 2, 2026 and the published award range is $200K.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Application deadline
- September 2, 2026
- Award range
- $200K
- Eligibility
- For Category 1 - Faith-based Organizations: Religious organizations, faith-based nonprofits, and organizations with religious charters, names, or missions. For Category 2 - Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Justice
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172658
Program overview
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship Program. This opportunity provides grants to enhance security and law enforcement capabilities at faith-based institutions and houses of worship to prevent and respond to bias-motivated crimes. Projects will strengthen partnerships between religious communities and local law enforcement, implement evidence-based security measures, and build institutional capacity to report incidents and assist in criminal investigations.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before September 2, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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