Closed · O-BJA-2025-172491 · CFDA 16.040 · Discretionary
BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 27, 2026
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $3,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- up to $3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 16.040
- CFDA program
- 882
- other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on April 27, 2026. CFDA 16.040 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $3,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 27, 2026
Instrument
Grant
Description
This NOFO will support state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecution agencies, and their partners in identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes. Funding may be used to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any other form of assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of such crimes and can also be used to address serial violent hate crime offenses by the same person(s).
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-BJA-2025-172491
Grants.gov marks BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). 221 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this eligibility-code string (25% of 883).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
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What to do next
BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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