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.

For further details, please see the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Other Units of Local Government

Match Requirement

This NOFO does not require cost sharing (match).

Contact

• NOFO Contact
  • Name: OJP Response Center Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing- impaired callers only) Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday
• JustGrants Help Desk
  • Phone: 833-872-5175 Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov Hours: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

How to Apply & Deadlines

This grant has a two-step application process.

1. Step 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov. Grants.gov Application Deadline: September 2, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern).
2. Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants. JustGrants Application Deadline: September 9, 2026 (11:59pm Eastern).

Please note that applications submitted through Grants.gov requires accounts for both Grants.gov and SAM.gov.

If you need help with Grants.gov, you can call 800-518-4726 or email support@grants.gov.

If you need help with SAM.gov, you can call 866-606-8220.