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No. O-BJA-2026-172658 · Bureau of Justice Assistance

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BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship

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Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$0 – $200,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 2, 2026 Closes today
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Others
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 16.047 · Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (16.047), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 0 — —
FY 2025 0 — —
FY 2024 11 $400,000 $400,000 – $426,719
FY 2023 18 $400,000 $399,531 – $400,000
FY 2022 8 $400,000 $400,000 – $425,000
FY 2021 0 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $0 – $200,000.

Who wins it Nonprofit (36), Higher education (1) of 37 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (10) · DC (4) · CO (2) · GA (2) · NY (2)
Largest recent awards
  1. CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION $2,000,000 · FY 2024
  2. INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE-U.S. $2,000,000 · FY 2024
  3. MOVEMENTFORWARD INC $1,000,000 · FY 2023
  4. MEDIATORS BEYOND BORDERS INTERNATIONAL UNK $999,428 · FY 2023
  5. F.O.R.G.E. INC. $500,000 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 9, 2026