Federal grant · Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism

Status
Open
Posted
Oct 7, 2026
Closes
Nov 20, 2026
Est. total funding
—
Award range
— – $4.0M
Expected awards
—
Opportunity number
O-BJA-2026-172770
Who can apply

Eligible applicants

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.

About this grant

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.

Instrument
Grant
Activity
Law, justice and legal services
Assistance listings
16.827
Cost sharing
Not required
Last updated
Oct 7, 2026

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