Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #O-BJA-2025-172495
Grant Funding for Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiatives
Buyer
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Posted
April 15, 2026
Respond By
May 27, 2026
Identifier
O-BJA-2025-172495
NAICS
922190, 922130
This opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), part of the U.S. Department of Justice, provides grant funding to support rural law enforcement and prosecutors’ offices in reducing violent crime. - Government Buyer: - Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice - Purpose: - Support rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices in preventing, responding to, and reducing violent crime - Eligible Applicants: - Special district governments - City or township governments - Federally recognized Native American tribal governments - State governments - County governments - Funding Details: - Minimum award amount: $400,000 - Discretionary grant funding - Products/Services Requested: - No specific products, OEMs, or vendors are mentioned - Unique Requirements: - Focus on rural jurisdictions and targeted violent crime reduction strategies
Description
This funding opportunity seeks to support 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. Eligible applicants include various government entities such as special district governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, and county governments. The award minimum is $400,000, and the funding instrument type is a grant.