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BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172770
$0 – $4,000,000
2026-11-20-00-00-00
Confirm exact timezone in the announcement.Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Special district governments, County governments, City or township governments, State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Geographic eligibility and all attachment-specific conditions require review of the original announcement.
Eligibility details
Other units of local government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
Matching funds & resources
Source matching-funds field: Not Required.
Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.
About this opportunity
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism. This opportunity will support state, local, and tribal government efforts to reduce wasteful spending and inefficient uses of funds across justice system operations and redirect that funding to target crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges. Applicants should propose projects that address one or more urgent local justice system challenge. Applicants should use existing data and information to identify the specific challenges they will focus on and how they will refocus resources on the strategies and populations most likely to reduce crime. Jurisdictions may consider addressing challenges across the judicial system, including those related to law enforcement, prosecution, sentencing, jails and prisons, probation, and parole.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 364037
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opportunityNumber: O-BJA-2026-172770
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opportunityTitle: BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
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revision: 0
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agencyDetails: {"code":"BJA","seed":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","agencyName":"Bureau of Justice Assistance","agencyCode":"USDOJ-OJP-BJA","topAgencyCode":"USDOJ"}
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owningAgencyCode: USDOJ-OJP-BJA
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cfdas: [{"id":435705,"opportunityId":364037,"cfdaNumber":"16.827","programTitle":"Justice Reinvestment Initiative"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"},{"id":"04","description":"Special district governments"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"},{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"07","description":"Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: Other units of local government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"LJL","description":"Law, Justice and Legal Services"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 4000000
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responseDate: Nov 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-20-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Oct 07, 2026 04:36:07 PM EDT
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status: posted
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