Closed · O-BJA-2026-172658 · CFDA 16.047 · Discretionary

BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $200K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 2, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $200K
award range
Closed
application status
16.047
CFDA program
882
other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 2, 2026. CFDA 16.047 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $200,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 2, 2026

Posted Jul 22 Closes Sep 2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

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.

Multi-door applicant board · 7 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 7 distinct applicant types for BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for H… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +3 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 10 other Bureau of Justice Assistance listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 883).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for H… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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