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OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

This NOFO will support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other th

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $62,378,550
Category
Uncategorized
Status
OPEN
Deadline
10/7/2026

About

This NOFO will support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation).

Eligibility

OJJDP sent an invitation to apply to all eligible recipients, which are limited to those identified in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement for projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II).

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 25
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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: Other eligible applicants

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $62,378,550
  • Recorded deadline: October 7, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services
Do not infer missing fields: geographic eligibility. Absence from this directory record is not evidence that a restriction does not exist.
Before investing in an application, connect every eligibility claim, required registration, submission component and deadline to the current official notice. Open the recorded official source →

Application checklist

How to apply for OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 25.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • Notice summary: OJJDP sent an invitation to apply to all eligible recipients, which are limited to those identified in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement for projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II).

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

October 6, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 10, 2026.