Title IV-E Prevention Accelerator Grants

Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). This program provides funding to support sexual assault programs and rape crisis centers that offer immediate services and support to all victims and survivors of sexual assault and sexual violence regardless of age.

Culturally Specific Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The purpose of this program is to provide culturally specific services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, address emergent needs resulting from public health emergencies, and support organizations in promoting strategic partnership development and collaboration. Objectives include providing services for survivors to address public health concerns and increasing access to evidence-informed interventions for culturally specific populations impacted by violence. Optional activities include legal advocacy, job training, and housing assistance.

With this Notice of Funding Opportunity, OVC seeks to support projects designated for funding in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2026-172642. Assistance Listing: 16.753. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ISS. Award Amount: Up to $3.5M per award.

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2026 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program. This opportunity seeks to support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). The Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below— • $537,978,926 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be made available for the OJP—Byrne projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ included for this division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such amounts may not be transferred for any other purpose; (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II). Note that this NOFO is only for OJP-Byrne projects to be administered by BJA. Separate NOFOs will be posted and invitations sent for projects to be administered by OJP’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Funding Opportunity Number: O-BJA-2026-172640. Assistance Listing: 16.753. Funding Instrument: G. Category: LJL. Award Amount: Up to $8M per award.

This NOFO will support projects designated for funding pursuant to the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. No. 119-74, Div. A, Title II.) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). Funding Opportunity Number: O-OJJDP-2026-172638. Assistance Listing: 16.753. Funding Instrument: G. Category: LJL. Award Amount: Up to $4.2M per award.