§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJA-2026-172770
BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism. The deadline is November 20, 2026 and the published award range is $0 – $4M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Application deadline
- November 20, 2026
- Award range
- $0 – $4M
- Eligibility
- county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, state governments, federally recognized native american tribal governments, other
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Law Justice And Legal Services
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172770
Program overview
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism. This opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce wasteful spending and inefficient uses of funds across justice system operations and redirect that funding to target crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges. Applicants should propose projects that address one or more urgent local justice system challenge. Applicants should use existing data and information to identify the specific challenges they will focus on and how they will refocus resources on the strategies and populations most likely to reduce crime. Jurisdictions may consider addressing challenges across the judicial system, including those related to law enforcement, prosecution, sentencing, jails and prisons, probation, and parole.
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 November 20, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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