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Public Safety/Law Enforcement

Homeland Security: BioWatch Program

BioWatch Program is a federally managed, locally operated early warning operational capability designed to enhance national preparedness. The program provides an early warning system that detects the release of a select biological agent that may pose a danger to the public health in select jurisdictions.

Award maximum: $2,000,000

Program funding: $10,000,000

Eligible applicants: County, city, special district governments; Transit authorities; Railroads; Port authorities.

Expected awards: 20

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation: Defense Community Infrastructure Program

The program assists eligible entities in addressing deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation. For purposes of the Defense Community Infrastructure Program, “Community Infrastructure” includes projects related to transportation; schools; hospitals; police, fire, or emergency response, or other community support facilities; utility projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric and natural gas facilities); and demolition projects. The facility or project itself must be owned by a state or local government, or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility.

Award maximum: $20,000,000

Program funding: $230,000,000

Eligible applicants: State, local governments; Non-for-profit member-owned utilities.

Expected awards: N/A

Deadline: June 25, 2026

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Investigations Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

This NOFO will support specialized training and technical assistance (TTA) to Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) grantees, with a particular focus on enhancements to strategic, operational, tactical, and other activities or resources that improve jurisdictions’ approaches to reduce unlawful distribution of illicit opioids and other substances, including but not limited support for law enforcement efforts to locate and investigate illicit activities.

Award maximum: $3,000,000

Program funding: $3,000,000

Eligible applicants: Public and state, private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3); Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3); For-profit organizations; Small businesses.

Expected awards: N/A

Deadline: May 8, 2026

BJA: FY25 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Formula Program

This NOFO will provide funding for the creation or enhancement of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs, as well as mental health courts, drug courts, and veterans treatment courts.

Award maximum: $14,672,296

Program funding: $131,250,426

Eligible applicants: State governments.

Expected awards: 56

Deadline: May 12, 2026

BJA: FY25 Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiative

This funding opportunity seeks to support local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime. The goal is to equip rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices with the resources necessary to implement a violent crime reduction strategy to solve a specific violent crime challenge.

Award maximum: $400,000

Program funding: $5,838,546

Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Native American tribal governments.

Expected awards: 15

Deadline: May 27, 2026

BJA: FY25 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases

This NOFO will enhance prosecutors’ ability to effectively represent the public in state capital proceedings and to improve the quality of legal representation for indigent defendants in State capital cases.

Award maximum: $450,000

Program funding: $4,100,000

Eligible applicants: State governments.

Expected awards: 9

Deadline: May 8, 2026

BJA: FY25 De-escalation and Crisis Response Training Program

This NOFO assists eligible entities in developing, implementing, or expanding de-escalation and crisis response training programs that improve law enforcement responses to and outcomes for individuals in crisis who have behavioral health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs), physical disabilities, and/or traumatic brain injuries. This program will equip law enforcement and correctional officers with tactical skills, strategies, and technology to effectively de-escalate and handle crisis situations, enhance safety, and protect officer wellbeing.

Award maximum: $700,000

Program funding: $8,394,260

Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Native American tribal governments; Public and state, private institutions of higher education.

Expected awards: 12

Deadline: May 27, 2026

BJA: FY25 National Center on Restorative Justice

This NOFO will support the management and expansion of the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCORJ). The Center will educate, train, and build knowledge on restorative justice approaches and principles and their application to criminal justice and community safety.

Award maximum: $2,543,279

Program funding: $2,543,279

Eligible applicants: Public and state, private institutions of higher education.

Expected awards: 1

Deadline: May 8, 2026

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): FY25 Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention Program

This NOFO supports the implementation of intervention and suppression strategies to reduce youth gang crime and violence and promote public safety. These strategies will help to prevent youth from joining gangs, discontinue involvement in gangs, and prevent and reduce additional youth gang violence.

Award maximum: $500,000

Program funding: $3,500,000

Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Native American tribal governments.

Expected awards: 8

Deadline: May 21, 2026

Labor/Employment

Employment and Training Administration: State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 4 (SAEF4)

The SAEF4 program aims to expand the National Apprenticeship System while simultaneously incentivizing states to focus on the growth of the system by removing barriers that currently limit employer participation in Registered Apprenticeships and increasing transparency around the registration process. The program focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, nuclear energy infrastructure, shipbuilding, advanced manufacturing, domestic mineral production, and information technology.

Award maximum: $8,287,067

Program funding: $85,000,000

Eligible applicants: State governments.

Expected awards: 53

Deadline: May 26, 2026

Environment

Environmental Protection Agency: Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water

The Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water grant program supports small public water systems (PWS) in operations and maintenance to achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

Award maximum: $13,000,000

Program funding: $30,700,000

Eligible applicants: Non-profit organizations, Public and state, private institutions of higher education.

Expected awards: 5

Deadline: May 13, 2026

Fish and Wildlife Service: F27AS00007 FY 2027 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

The Program provides designated State and Territory agencies with cost sharing awards for projects that protect and restore valuable coastal wetland resources. Projects may include the acquisition of real property interests in a coastal wetland ecosystem and the restoration, enhancement, or management of coastal wetlands.

Award maximum: $1,000,000

Program funding: $18,000,000

Eligible applicants: State governments.

Expected awards: 35

Deadline: July 9, 2026

Technology

National Institute of Standards and Technology: Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

The NIST NICE program is seeking applications from eligible applicants for activities to establish community-based partnerships to develop cybersecurity career pathways that address local workforce needs. Effective multistakeholder workforce partnerships will organize multiple employers with skill shortages in specific occupations to focus on developing the skilled workforce to meet industry needs within the local or regional economy.

Award maximum: $200,000

Program funding: N/A

Eligible applicants: State, local governments; Native American tribal governments; Public and state, private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3); Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3); Community-based organizations; For-profit organizations incorporated in the United States.

Expected awards: 16

Deadline: May 28, 2026

National Science Foundation: Integrated Data Systems & Services

The Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program supports operations-level national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that broadly advance and facilitate open, data-intensive and artificial intelligence-driven science and engineering research, innovation, and education.

Award maximum: $30,000,000

Program funding: $60,000,000

Eligible applicants: Independent museums; Research laboratories.

Expected awards: 9

Deadline: July 28, 2026

Education

Office of Special Education: State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A

The purpose of the SPDG program is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities.

Award maximum: N/A

Program funding: $7,301,695

Eligible applicants: State educational agencies.

Expected awards: 7

Deadline: June 16, 2026

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Program

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4/20/2026

BJA FY25 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners – Formula Grants Program

• Awards funds to support residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment to adult and juvenile populations during detention or incarceration, initiate or continue evidence-based SUD treatment in jails, prepare individuals for reintegration into the community, and assist them and their communities throughout the reentry process.

4/21/2026

BJA FY25 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – Local Formula

• Awards funds for the hiring of additional personnel and/or purchase equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice or civil proceedings.

4/22/2026

2026 Wood Innovations Grant Funding Opportunity

• Requests proposals to: 1.) Reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on National Forest System and other forestlands; 2.) Reduce costs of forest management on all land types; 3.) Promote economic and environmental health of communities.

4/27/2026

OJJDP FY25 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

• Implements new and enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs) to improve outcomes for youth with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.

4/27/2026

OJJDP FY25 Family Treatment Court Program

• Establishes new, enhance existing, or implement statewide or countywide family treatment courts to ensure the provision of substance use treatment and other services that improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

4/27/2026

BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative

• Implements or enhances programs and services to reduce recidivism, including to address housing needs of individuals leaving incarceration.

4/27/2026

BJA FY25 Adult Treatment Court Program

• Support the implementation and enhancement of Adult Treatment Court (ATC) operations. ATCs integrate Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment, mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in a judicially supervised criminal court setting that has jurisdiction over individuals with substance use disorders.

4/27/2026

BJA FY25 Veterans Treatment Court Program

• Funds service coordination, and recovery support services. VTCs integrate mandatory drug testing, incentives and sanctions, and transitional services in judicially supervised criminal court settings that have jurisdiction over veterans with behavioral health treatment needs.

4/27/2026

BJA FY25 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program

• Provides loan repayment assistance for local and state prosecutors and local, state, and federal public defenders who commit to continued employment as public defenders and prosecutors.

4/28/2026

Capital Improvements for At-Risk/Receivership/Substandard/Troubled PHAs

• Provides competitive awards to PHAs that are either in receivership, designated troubled or substandard, or otherwise high risk. Funding is available for costs associated with public housing asset improvements.

4/30/2026

OJJDP FY25 Title II Formula Grants Program Training and Technical Assistance Center

• Funds the Title II Formula Grants program Training and Technical Assistance Center to (1) strengthen state and territory-level compliance with the Formula Grants program authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and (2) develop and implement training and technical assistance that supports the effective operation of the juvenile justice system across state, territory, Tribal, and community levels.

5/1/2026

Talent Search Program

• Identifies qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with potential for education at the post-secondary level and encourages them to complete secondary school and undertake post-secondary education.

5/1/2026

FY 2026 J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI) Program

• Seeks applications from institutions of higher education and non-profits to create American-led virtual exchanges that connects young leaders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with peers across the United States

5/1/2026

FY 2026 All Stations Accessibility Program

• The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, March 31 at 2:00 PM EST to discuss this funding opportunity.
• Offers funds for capital and planning projects to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway public transportation systems for people with disabilities.

5/4/2026

BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program

• Seeks to develop, implement or expand comprehensive programs in response to overdose deaths, illicit opioids, stimulants, and other substances of abuse.

5/4/2026

OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

• Support states, local and Tribal jurisdictions to implement prevention and intervention programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders.

5/4/2026

OJJDP FY25 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment

• Improve responses to and outcomes for youth with SUDs and MHSUDs through increased access to community-based treatment options, as appropriate, to address their substance use and mental health needs and to prevent further formal justice system involvement.

5/4/2026

OJJDP FY25 Family-Based Alternative Justice

• Support the implementation of new, and enhance existing, family-based alternative sentencing programs for parents/primary caregivers who are involved in or at risk for becoming involved in the criminal justice system.

5/4/2026

BJA FY25 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

• Awards funds to improve academic and vocational/trade programs available to people in prisons and jails and expand workforce development and career pathways.

5/5/2026

Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program FY 2026

• Invites proposals from eligible applicants to conduct aerial LiDAR snow surveys to improve water supply forecasting. Strong applications should include partnerships with water management and forecasting agencies to share knowledge, use data in forecasts, and assess the usefulness of information for water management decisions.

5/7/2026

Roadside Pollinators Program (RPP) FYs 2023 and 2026

• Offers funds for the implementation, improvement, or further development of the submitted pollinator-friendly practices plan.

5/7/2026

F26AS00026-NAWCA 2026-2 US Standard Grants

• Promotes partnerships projects that must involve a) only long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetland and associated upland habitats to benefit a variety of wetland ecosystems and b) maintaining an abundance of waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) and other populations of wetlands-associated migratory birds.

5/11/2026

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Passenger Ferry Grant Program

• Awards competitive grants for capital projects to support passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas, such as ferry vessels, terminals, and related infrastructure. 

5/11/2026

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program

• Awards competitive grants for capital projects to purchase, construct, replace, or rehabilitate ferries, terminals, related infrastructure and related equipment (including electric or low-emitting ferry vessels and related infrastructure), planning projects, and operating assistance. 

5/11/2026

FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program

• Awards competitive grants for capital projects to purchase electric or low-emitting ferry vessels and related infrastructure.

5/11/2026

FY 2026 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars

• Invites proposal submissions to host post-graduate level seminars held at U.S. academic institutions for groups of approximately 18 foreign university faculty, researchers, and practitioners.  Each seminar will focus on a specific theme: 1) Critical Minerals, 2) Digital Transformation, and 3) Economics and Business.

5/13/2026

WaterSMART: Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects

• The WaterSMART Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects funding opportunity is to invite eligible entities to apply for up to 25% Federal cost share for the planning, design, and construction of water recycling projects that have a total project cost greater than or equal to $500 million.

5/14/2026

Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC)

• Seeks to fund projects provide information regarding financial and academic assistance available for qualified individuals who want to enter or continue to pursue a program of postsecondary education; provide assistance to those individuals in applying for admission to institutions that offer programs of postsecondary education, and improve the financial and economic literacy of program participants.

5/20/2026

Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (Round 6)

• Funds community colleges, with a singular focus on building program and system capacity for implementing and scaling access to short-term training opportunities through Workforce Pell Grants.

5/22/2026

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program

• Provides funding to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) to avoid economic losses.

5/26/2026

Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding Opportunity

• Supports planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets for all users.

6/9/2026

Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.374A

• Assists eligible entities to develop, implement, improve, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) or human capital management systems (HCMS) for teachers, principals, or other school leaders (especially for teachers, principals, or other school leaders in high-need schools) who raise student growth and academic achievement, support workforce readiness, and close the achievement gap between high- and low-performing students. 

6/9/2026

Innovative Approaches to Literacy 84.215G

• Supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools.

6/30/2026

Rural Microentrepreneur Program (RMAP)

• Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to provide microloans for microenterprise startups and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund.

7/23/2026

Port Infrastructure Development Program

• Improve port and related freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s freight transportation needs and ensure our port infrastructure can meet anticipated growth in freight volumes.

7/23/2026

Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

• Funds hazard mitigation opportunities, prioritizing investment in infrastructure and construction projects that deliver immediate, measurable risk reduction to communities vulnerable to natural hazards.

9/1/2026

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

• Seeks proposals to:1) scope and plan the establishment of an Open Source Ecosystem (OSE), 2) establish and expand a sustainable OSE based on a robust, promising open-source product that meets an emergent societal or national need, and 3) improve the safety, security, and privacy of an existing OSE and its products.

1/25/2028

Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• The BRF program supports the construction or modernization of biomedical research facilities that advance basic, translational, clinical, or behavioral science research in all areas. Intended facilities include shared research spaces, core facilities, biorepositories, or other shared-use resource facilities that serve a broad scientific community with a significant, long-term impact on biomedical research.