Grants Update: Week of April 27, 2026

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Program	Description
*Transportation/Infrastructure*
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): FY25-26 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program	The CRISI program funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of intercity passenger and freight rail. Award maximum: $2,039,246,480 Program funding: $2,039,246,480 Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Transit authorities; Native American tribal governments; Small businesses; For-profit organizations other than small businesses; Public and state, private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3). Expected awards: 130 Deadline: June 22, 2026
FRA: FY25-26 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program for projects located on the Northeast Corridor (Partnership-NEC)	The Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (Partnership) assists in funding eligible projects that reduce the State of Good Repair backlog; improve performance; or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service on the Northeast Corridor. Award maximum: $4,750,212,830 Program funding: $4,750,212,830 Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Transit authorities; Native American tribal governments. Expected awards: 5 Deadline: May 5, 2026
FRA: Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program	This program funds projects that: build overpasses or underpasses so cars and trains never meet; upgrade safety technology at crossings; relocate tracks in order to close a grade crossing; and educate Americans on how to cross train tracks safely. Award maximum: N/A Program funding: $1,146,528,000

	Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Public port authority; Metropolitan planning organization; Native American tribal governments. Expected awards: N/A Deadline: June 8, 2026
*Law Enforcement/Public Safety*
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program	This program will support eligible entities in assigning or hiring qualified prosecutors to serve full time as Special Attorneys within the National Fraud Enforcement Division or the Criminal Division or as Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) within a United States Attorney’s Office. Award maximum: $1,000,000 Program funding: N/A Eligible applicants: State, county, city governments; Native American tribal governments. Expected awards: N/A Deadline: May 15, 2026
BJA: FY25 Invited To Apply – Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program 3	This funding opportunity seeks to provide funding for emergency situations in which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens and/or to enforce criminal law. Award maximum: $60,755 Program funding: N/A Eligible applicants: State governments. Expected awards: 1 Deadline: April 30, 2026
FEMA: Fiscal Year 2025 Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA) Grant Program	The PRPA Grant Program provides federal funding for the reimbursement of extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President. The PRPA Grant Program ensures that state and local law enforcement agencies are not unduly burdened by the additional responsibilities and expenses required to safeguard presidential residences, as directed by the Secret Service. Award maximum: $90,000,000 Program funding: $90,000,000

	Eligible applicants: State, city governments. Expected awards: 11 Deadline: May 29, 2026
*Agriculture/Environment*
Fish and Wildlife Service: F26AS00007-NAWCA 2026 US Small Grants	The NAWCA U.S. Small Grants Program goal is to promote partnerships between public agencies and groups interested in: Protecting, improving, restoring, and managing an appropriate distribution and a variety of wetland ecosystems and other habitats for wetland-associated migratory birds and other fish and wildlife in the U.S.; Maintaining and improving the current distribution of wetlands-associated migratory bird populations; and maintaining an abundance of waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) and other populations of wetlands- associated migratory birds. Award maximum: $250,000 Program funding: $5,000,000 Eligible applicants: State, county, city, special district governments; Native American tribal governments; Public and state, private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3); Small businesses. Expected awards: 30 Deadline: June 25, 2026
Agricultural Marketing Service: Farmers Market Promotion Program Fiscal Year 2026	FMPP"s purpose is to support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer markets to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Award maximum: $500,000 Program funding: $13,840,000 Eligible applicants: Local governments; Nonprofit corporations; Regional farmers market authority; Producer network or association; Public Benefit Corporation; Native American tribal government. Expected awards: 55 Deadline: June 5, 2026

Agricultural Marketing Service: Local Food Promotion Program Fiscal Year 2026

LFPP’s purpose is to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer-to- consumer marketing to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products.

Award maximum: $500,000
Program funding: $13,840,000
Eligible applicants: Local governments; Nonprofit corporations; Regional farmers market authority; Producer network or association; Public Benefit Corporation; Native American tribal government.
Expected awards: 55
Deadline: June 5, 2026

Agricultural Marketing Service: Regional Food System Partnership Fiscal Year 2026

RFSP purpose is to support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local and regional food systems. RFSP supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets and enterprises, and value-added agricultural products.

Award maximum: $1,000,000
Program funding: $4,710,000
Eligible applicants: Local governments; Nonprofit corporations; Regional farmers market authority; Producer network or association; Public Benefit Corporation; Economic Development Corporation; Community Supported Agriculture Network or Association; Native American tribal government.
Expected awards: 10
Deadline: June 5, 2026

Program funding: $73,537,309
Eligible applicants: Public and state, private institutions of higher education.
Expected awards: 148
Deadline: May 29, 2026

Upcoming Deadlines

Deadline	Program	Notes
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.
4/30/2026	BioWatch 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.
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.
5/8/2026	FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Investigations Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)	· 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.
5/8/2026	FY25 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases	· Enhances 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.

5/8/2026	FY25 National Center on Restorative Justice	· Supports the management and expansion of the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCORJ).
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.
5/12/2026	FY25 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Formula Program	· Provides funding for the creation or enhancement of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives.
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.
5/13/2026	Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water	· Supports small public water systems (PWS) in operations and maintenance to achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
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.
5/21/2026	FY25 Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention Program	· Supports the implementation of intervention and suppression strategies to reduce youth gang crime and violence and promote public safety.
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	State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula, Round 4 (SAEF4)	· 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.
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.
5/27/2026	FY25 Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiative	· Seeks to support local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime.
5/27/2026	FY25 De-escalation and Crisis Response Training Program	· 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.
5/28/2026	Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development	· Establishes community-based partnerships to develop cybersecurity career pathways that address local workforce needs.

5/28/2026	USDA-FNS-CN-EAG-FY26	· Helps to ensure that schools have the equipment they need to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the School Breakfast Program (SBP).
6/1/2026	Supporting Effective Educator Development 84.423A	· Increases the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators to improve student outcomes.
6/9/2026	CSP Grants to State Entities 84.282A	· Supports charter schools that serve elementary and secondary school students in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools.
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.
6/16/2026	State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A	· Assists 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.
6/25/2026	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	· Assists eligible entities in addressing deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation.
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.
7/9/2026	F27AS00007 FY 2027 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity	· Provides designated State and Territory agencies with cost sharing awards for projects that protect and restore valuable coastal wetland resources.

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.
7/28/2026	Integrated Data Systems & Services	· 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.
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.

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Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a forecasted opportunity for the PRO Housing program on grants.gov.

· The estimated opening date is June 2, 2026; applications will be due July 31, 2026.

to Housing Program	· The estimated award date is November 12, 2026. · The opportunity will have $50 million in available funding with 10 expected awards ($5 million minimum and $10 million award maximum).
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program	HUD posted a forecasted opportunity for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program for FY24 and FY25. · The estimated opening date is June 2, 2026; applications will be due July 31, 2026 · The estimated award date is September 15, 2026. · The opportunity will have $197 million in available funding with 76 expected awards ($500k minimum and $15 million award maximum).
Annual Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Awards	The Department of Transportation (DOT) posted a solicitation in the Federal Register for the Annual Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Awards. · Entrants will compete for three cash awards: up to $100,000 for first place, up to $50,000 for second place, and up to $25,000 for third place. These prizes are to be awarded to the individual(s) or entities selected for creating the most impactful and innovative counter-trafficking initiative or technology. · DOT seeks to incentivize individuals and entities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to combat human trafficking in the transportation industry, and to share those innovations with the broader community. · Submissions will be accepted from April 22, 2026 through 11:59pm EST on June 22, 2026 via the link here.
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit programs	DOT posted on the Public Inspections Document Proposed Guidance for transit-oriented development (TOD) Projects under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) and Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit programs. · The interim policy would be applied only to active projects in the RRIF and TIFIA programs’ pipeline that previously received a preliminary eligibility determination or initiated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process (i.e., USDOT has made an official class of action determination in writing based on detailed project information provided by the project sponsor). · All other projects would need to apply (or reapply) once a final policy framework and updated application process for TOD projects are announced in a subsequent notice to be published in the near future.