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Find similar grantsCounty Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026 is sponsored by Texas Public Safety Office (PSO). Provides financial assistance to counties for essential public services, including law enforcement and jail services.
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County Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026 County Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026 The purpose of this announcement is to provide financial assistance to counties for essential public services including law enforcement services, jail services, court services, or reimbursement of extraordinary costs incurred for the investigation or prosecution of a capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice as defined in Article 104.
004 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. State funds are authorized under the Texas General Appropriations Act, Article I, Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor, Strategy B. 1.
2. All awards are subject to the availability of funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. Invitation Only.
Applications may only be submitted by Texas counties. Applicants must access the PSO’s eGrants grant management website at https://eGrants. gov.texas.
gov to register and apply for funding. For more instructions and information, see eGrants User Guide to Creating an Application, available here . Funding Announcement Release Online System Opening Date Final Date to Submit and Certify an Application Earliest Project Start Date Projects must begin between 09/01/2025 and 8/31/2026.
Grantees must comply with standards applicable to this fund source cited in the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS) , Federal Uniform Grant Guidance , and all statutes, requirements, and guidelines applicable to this funding.
Eligible Activities and Costs Projects are considered on a case-by-case basis with preference given to counties seeking reimbursement for costs incurred for the investigation and/or prosecution of capital murder or crimes committed because of bias or prejudice as defined in Article 104. 004 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Eligible costs may include: Expert witness fees and travel; Additional courtroom security; Court reporter fees (original transcripts only); Costs associated with change of venue including detention services; Other costs associated with trial and prosecution of crimes under Sec. 19. 03 of the Penal Code or Article 42.
014 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1. Local units of governments must comply with the Cybersecurity Training requirements described in Section 772.
012 and Section 2054. 5191 of the Texas Government Code. Local governments determined to not be in compliance with the cybersecurity requirements required by Section 2054.
5191 of the Texas Government Code are ineligible for OOG grant funds until the second anniversary of the date the local government is determined ineligible. Government entities must annually certify their compliance with the training requirements using the Cybersecurity Training Certification for State and Local Governments . A copy of the Training Certification must be uploaded to your eGrants application.
For more information or to access available training programs, visit the Texas Department of Information Resources Statewide Cybersecurity Awareness Training page. 2.
Entities receiving funds from PSO must be located in a county that has an average of 90% or above on both adult and juvenile dispositions entered into the computerized criminal history database maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) as directed in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 66.
The disposition completeness percentage is defined as the percentage of arrest charges a county reports to DPS for which a disposition has been subsequently reported and entered into the computerized criminal history system.
Counties applying for grant awards from the Office of the Governor must commit that the county will report at least 90% of convictions within five business days to the Criminal Justice Information System at the Department of Public Safety. 3. Eligible applicants operating a law enforcement agency must be current on reporting complete UCR data and the Texas specific reporting mandated by 411.
042 TGC, to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for inclusion in the annual Crime in Texas (CIT) publication. To be considered eligible for funding, applicants must have submitted a full twelve months of accurate data to DPS for the most recent calendar year by the deadline(s) established by DPS.
Due to the importance of timely reporting, applicants are required to submit complete and accurate UCR data, as well as the Texas-mandated reporting, on a no less than monthly basis and respond promptly to requests from DPS related to the data submitted. 4. In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 420.
034, any facility or entity that collects evidence for sexual assault or other sex offenses or investigates or prosecutes a sexual assault or other sex offense for which evidence has been collected, must participate in the statewide electronic tracking system developed and implemented by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Visit DPS’s Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking Program website for more information or to set up an account to begin participating. Additionally, per Section 420. 042 "A law enforcement agency that receives evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense...
shall submit that evidence to a public accredited crime laboratory for analysis no later than the 30th day after the date on which that evidence was received." A law enforcement agency in possession of a significant number of Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAEK) where the 30-day window has passed may be considered noncompliant. 5.
Local units of government, including cities, counties and other general purpose political subdivisions, as appropriate, and institutions of higher education that operate a law enforcement agency, must comply with all aspects of the programs and procedures utilized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to: (1) notify DHS of all information requested by DHS related to illegal aliens in Agency’s custody; and (2) detain such illegal aliens in accordance with requests by DHS.
Additionally, counties and municipalities may NOT have in effect, purport to have in effect, or make themselves subject to or bound by, any law, rule, policy, or practice (written or unwritten) that would: (1) require or authorize the public disclosure of federal law enforcement information in order to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection fugitives from justice or aliens illegally in the United States; or (2) impede federal officers from exercising authority under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1226(a), § 1226(c), § 1231(a), § 1357(a), § 1366(1), or § 1366(3). Lastly, eligible applicants must comply with all provisions, policies, and penalties found in Chapter 752, Subchapter C of the Texas Government Code.
Each local unit of government, and institution of higher education that operates a law enforcement agency, must download, complete and then upload into eGrants the CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form certifying compliance with federal and state immigration enforcement requirements.
This Form is required for each application submitted to OOG and is active until August 31, 2026 or the end of the grant period, whichever is later. 6. Eligible applicants must be registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) database and have an UEI (Unique Entity ID) number assigned to its agency (to get registered in the SAM database and request an UEI number, go to https://sam.
gov/ ). Failure to comply with program eligibility requirements may cause funds to be withheld and/or suspension or termination of grant funds.
Grant funds may not be used to support the unallowable costs listed in the Guide to Grants or any of the following unallowable costs: Construction, renovation, or remodeling; Law enforcement equipment that is standard department issue; and Any other prohibition imposed by federal, state or local law or regulation.
Application Screening: The Office of the Governor will screen all applications to ensure that they meet the requirements included in the funding announcement. Final Decisions: Projects are considered on a case-by-case basis. The Office of the Governor will consider staff recommendations along with other factors and make all final funding decisions.
Other factors may include cost effectiveness, overall funds availability, state government priorities and strategies, legislative directives, need, geographic distribution, or other relevant factors. The Office of the Governor may not fund all applications or may only award part of the amount requested.
In the event that funding requests exceed available funds, the Office of the Governor may revise projects to address a more limited focus. For more information, contact the eGrants help desk at eGrants@gov.texas. gov or (512) 463-1919.
Contact the Office of the Governor (OOG) Contact the Office of the Governor (OOG) 1100 San Jacinto Blvd. , Austin, Texas 78701 P. O.
Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Public Safety Office (PSO)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Texas counties. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for County Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026 are due August 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
County Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026 is funded by Texas Public Safety Office (PSO). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Texas. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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Urban Area Security Initiative Federal Fiscal Year 2026 – Regular Projects (UASI-R) - AMENDED is sponsored by Texas Public Safety Office (PSO). This solicitation supports state and local efforts in high-threat, high-density Urban Areas to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events, and to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. Investments must align with capability targets and address identified gaps, with a focus on improving jurisdiction's ability to prevent and protect against threats, including security technology.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) - Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (Texas) is sponsored by Texas Public Safety Office (PSO). The Public Safety Office (PSO) in Texas is soliciting applications for projects that support physical security enhancements and other security activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack based on the nonprofit organization's ideology, beliefs or mission. The NSGP seeks to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts.
California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP) is a grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services that funds target hardening and security enhancements for nonprofit organizations at high risk for violent attacks and hate crimes due to their ideology, beliefs, or mission. Awards of up to $200,000 per organization are available, with $76 million allocated in the latest funding round. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations operating in California. Funded activities include physical security improvements and vulnerability assessments to protect against threats. The program requires applicants to complete a Vulnerability Assessment Worksheet as part of the application process. Support services applicants had an extended deadline of January 12, 2026. Interested nonprofits should consult Cal OES for future application cycles and updated grant rules and regulations.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is sponsored by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / FEMA (administered by state agencies). The NSGP provides funding for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack. While focused on physical security, 'Enhancing Cybersecurity' is listed as one of the National Priority Areas shaping current and future guidance.
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