BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship

About this funding opportunity

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.

Topic areas: Public Policy and Governance, Security and Defense, Social Innovation and Community Development.

Funding amount

This cooperative agreement provides Up to $200K in funding, up to $200K per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Sep 02, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Public Authorities
• Other
• NGOs

Eligibility

For Category 1 - Faith-based Organizations: Religious organizations, faith-based nonprofits, and organizations with religious charters, names, or missions. For Category 2 - 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.

Agency

BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship is administered by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), listed via Grants.gov.