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BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2025-172491

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $3.0M

Deadline

April 27, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program. Bureau of Justice Assistance. 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... up to $3,000,000 per award.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies
•Deadline: 2026-04-27

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

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).

Who Can Apply

State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies. Tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must be from federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $3.0M
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: March 27, 2026

Application Deadline: April 27, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

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