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  1. Closes21 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Invited to Apply- Medicaid and Corrections Program

    DOJ · Others

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 26 Invited to Apply – Medicaid and Corrections Program. This opportunity seeks to support the delivery of highly specialized technical assistance and training to sheriffs, jail administrators, state departments of correction, and correctional leaders and staff in order to support understanding and imp

    Closes todayUp to $800,000
  2. Closes21 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program

    DOJ · Public colleges, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), Small businesses, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 26 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program. This opportunity strengthens Tribal justice systems by providing specialized technical experts to assist federally recognized Indian Tribes in developing, implementing, and enhancing justice systems. The program addresses violent crime,

    Closes todayUp to $1.9 million
  3. Closes22 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

    DOJ · Others

    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).

    Closes tomorrowUp to $4.2 million
  4. Closes22 OCT

    OVC FY2027 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Highland Park, Illinois

    DOJ · Others

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance. This opportunity supports victims of mass violence and terrorism through the Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). Funding for this program comes from the Antiterroris

    Closes tomorrowUp to $3.2 million
  5. Closes24 OCT

    FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

    Fish and Wildlife Service · Anyone eligible

    Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive species that are rapidly expanding their range in the Western United States. Popular recreational reservoirs on or connected to the lower Colorado River are one major source of invasive mussels, which are easily transported via trailered watercraft to areas that have not yet been invaded. This funding opportunity

    Closes in 3 days$50,000 to $600,000
  6. Closes26 OCT

    Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability

    USDA · Others

    The occurrence of insects as well as pesticide residuals can be significant barriers for U.S. horticultural exports. Each importing country can have unique phytosanitary and maximum residue limit (MRL) requirements, which creates operational and logistical challenges. To maximize return to growers, U.S. shippers need tools that can universally address all su

    Closes in 5 daysUp to $2 million
  7. Closes26 OCT

    Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership

    NOAA · Others

    The Earth System Science and Services Partnership (ESSSP) supports research, programs, projects and other activities related to NOAA's mission, primarily through collaborations among scientists and professionals in areas of mutual interest associated with understanding and predicting changes in the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, coasts, land, and ice and their

    Closes in 5 days$1 to $10 million
  8. Closes26 OCT

    Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida

    CDC · Counties, Private colleges, Cities and towns, +9 more

    The purpose of component A (8-11 awardees) of this NOFO is to collect high-quality longitudinal data on children and adults with spina bifida (SB) who receive care in specialized spina bifida clinics participating in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR). The purpose of component B (6-8 awardees) is to implement and evaluate the Urologic Managem

    Closes in 5 days$100,000 to $300,000
  9. Closes28 OCT

    OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10

    DOJ · Tribes, States, Others, +2 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program. This program will support state, local, Tribal, and territorial prosecuting agencies to assign or hire qualified prosecutors to serve full-time or part-time (on a case-by-case basis) as Special Attorneys under the direction of the National Fraud Enforcement Division

    Closes in 7 daysUp to $3 million
  10. Closes29 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases

    DOJ · Others

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases. This opportunity will enhance the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in state capital cases and to improve the quality of legal representation for defense attorney

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $450,000
  11. Closes29 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program

    DOJ · Cities and towns, States, Special districts, +3 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program. This opportunity will support states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories that conduct DNA analysis to process, and/or to increase the capacity to process, more DNA samples for entry into t

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $3.5 million
  12. Closes29 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program

    DOJ · States, Counties, Cities and towns, +3 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement—Competitive Grants Program. This opportunity funds improvements to forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and units of local government.

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $500,000
  13. Closes29 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

    DOJ · Cities and towns, Special districts, Tribal organizations, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA (COLD) Program. This opportunity supports prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of violent cold case crimes where a DNA profile from a suspect is already developed. This initiative aims to enhance public safety, hold violent offenders accountable, a

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $750,000
  14. Closes29 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program

    DOJ · Tribes, Cities and towns, Counties, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program. This opportunity supports the implementation and enhancement of veterans’ treatment court (VTC) operations to reduce the use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances, including alcohol, by high-risk/high-need veterans in the criminal justice system. VTCs e

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $2.5 million
  15. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

    DOJ · Others, Counties, States, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program. This opportunity supports states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to deliver substance use prevention programs for youth in schools and extracurricular setting

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $750,000
  16. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

    DOJ · States, Counties, Tribes, Cities and towns

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. This opportunity will support states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new or enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs) to improve outcomes for youth with substanc

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $1 million
  17. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance

    DOJ · Small businesses, Public colleges, Nonprofits, +2 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance program. This opportunity will build the capacity of state, Tribal, and local agencies to effectively investigate and prosecute cases of missing and exploited children. The program provides assistance to multidisciplinary team

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $1.2 million
  18. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs

    DOJ · School districts, Public colleges, Others, +8 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or

    Closes in 8 days$1 million to $4 million
  19. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Technological Investigative Capacity

    DOJ · Special districts, Tribes, Counties, +8 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)Technological Investigative Capacity program. This opportunity will increase the technological investigative capacity and associated training of ICAC task force personnel nationwide through the development, refinement, and advancement of

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $675,000
  20. Closes29 OCT

    OJJDP FY 2026 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals

    DOJ · For-profits, Nonprofits, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3))

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals program. This opportunity will support a national training and technical assistance program for child abuse professionals to enhance coordinated, multidisciplinary investigations and responses to chil

    Closes in 8 daysUp to $2.9 million
  21. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Adult Treatment Court Program

    DOJ · Tribes, Others, Counties, +2 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Adult Treatment Court Program. This opportunity supports the implementation and enhancement of Adult Treatment Court (ATC) operations to prevent overdoses and reduce the use of opioids, stimulants, and other substances by high-risk/high-need adults in the criminal justice system. Adult Treatme

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $2.5 million
  22. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 National Center for Veterans Justice

    DOJ · For-profits, Nonprofits, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), +3 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 National Center for Veterans Justice. This opportunity will establish a national center to provide specialized support to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies; treatment and service providers; courts; corrections systems; and community supervision agencies to effectively support

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $4 million
  23. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative

    DOJ · States, Tribes, Special districts, +4 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative. This opportunity supports local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime. The goal is to equip rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices with the resources necessary to implement a violent c

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $2.6 million
  24. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program

    DOJ · Tribes, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), Nonprofits

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program. This opportunity will support community-based organizations and tribal governments to provide mentoring and transitional services for people returning to communities from adult correctional facilities and who are assessed as moderate to high

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $1 million
  25. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

    DOJ · Counties, Public colleges, Tribes, +8 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Students, Teachers, and Officers Prevention (STOP) School Violence Program. This opportunity supports programs to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $2 million
  26. Closes30 OCT

    BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Formula Grants Program

    DOJ · States

    Under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvements Grant Program, state administering agencies (SAAs) may be eligible and apply for both formula and competitive funds. This NOFO is ONLY for formula funds. An applicant seeking to apply for Coverdell competitive funds (consistent with 34 U.S.C. § 10563(a)(2)) that are available to eligible states and units

    Closes in 9 daysUp to $24 million
  27. Closes30 OCT

    F26AS00071 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants

    Fish and Wildlife Service · States

    Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated with approved and permitted HCPs. Under this program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) provides

    Closes in 9 days$10,000 to $26 million
  28. Closes30 OCT

    Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines

    Department of Labor · Others

    This UIPL is to provide states with information about preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Administration base resource planning targets, with general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states. Questions regarding this Unemploy

    Closes in 9 days$1.9 million to $458 million
  29. Closes30 OCT

    Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program

    DOT · States, Others

    This NOFO will award up to $26 million total in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 funding and remaining FY 2024 funding via cost reimbursable grants. The actual amount available to be awarded under this notice will be subject to the availability of funds. Under Section 11204(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58), the m

    Closes in 9 days$1 to $2 million
  30. Closes30 OCT

    State Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program

    United States Coast Guard · States

    This program is not open to the public. Eligibility is determined by federal statute. Applications can only be accepted from the designated state authority or agency.

    Closes in 9 days$400,000 to $12 million
  31. Closes31 OCT

    F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round

    Fish and Wildlife Service · States

    The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. HCA grants support land conservation projects in which a State, County, or Municipal entity acquires land or an intere

    Closes in 10 days$25,000 to $3.9 million
  32. Closes31 OCT

    F25AS00379 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round

    Fish and Wildlife Service · States

    The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the protection of land and natural resources in the Highlands Region. HCA grants support land conservation projects in which a State, County, or Municipal entity acquires land or an intere

    Closes in 10 days$25,000 to $2.3 million
  33. Closes31 OCT

    Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC)

    DOT · Private colleges, Others, Nonprofits, Public colleges

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), will provide financial assistance to an eligible 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization to establish, operate, and administer the Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC) . The SBTTAC will provide technical

    Closes in 10 daysUp to $250,143
  34. Closes31 OCT

    RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities

    U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Counties, States

    Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Direct Component and is only for applications for eligible non-construction activities, including projects with or without a non-federal cost-share for another federally funded project or program. This announcemen

    Closes in 10 daysUp to $120 million
  35. Closes31 OCT

    RESTORE Act Direct Component – Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities

    U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · Counties, States

    Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Direct Component and is only for applications for eligible construction and real property acquisition activities, including environmental restoration projects and including projects with or without a non-federal c

    Closes in 10 daysUp to $120 million
  36. Closes31 OCT

    Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 1)

    DOT · Public colleges, States, Private colleges, +2 more

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), announces the availability of funding under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number OST/OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-Region1-FY2027-1 to establish and operate the Region 1 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Ce

    Closes in 10 daysUp to $377,016
  37. Closes31 OCT

    Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 3)

    DOT · Public colleges, Private colleges, Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), +2 more

    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), announces the availability of funding under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number OST/OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-Region3-FY2027-1 to establish and operate the Region 3 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Ce

    Closes in 10 daysUp to $231,183
  38. Closes02 NOV

    BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

    DOJ · For-profits, Small businesses, Nonprofits, +3 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Comprehensive Opioid Stimulant and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA). This opportunity will provide training and technical assistance to BJA COSSUP grantees to address technical operational challenges to improve responses to overdose deaths, illicit opioids, stimulant

    Closes in 12 daysUp to $2 million
  39. Closes02 NOV

    BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

    DOJ · Nonprofits (not 501(c)(3)), Cities and towns, Others, +8 more

    This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program. This opportunity strengthens the capacity of wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and their criminal justice and victims’ services partners to more effectively and efficiently identify, assess, and manage post-convict

    Closes in 12 daysUp to $600,000
  40. Closes02 NOV

    Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications

    USDA · Others

    In FY 2026, the ECDRE program, under Assistance Listing 10.309, is soliciting proposals to develop effective tactics and strategies to control HLB and its disease complex for financially sustainable citrus production in the United States. All projects funded by the ECDRE program will incorporate collaborative approaches that integrate available knowledge to

    Closes in 12 days$500,000 to $15 million

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  1. SBA grants1 open
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  3. NIH grants543 open
  4. SBIR grants5 open
  5. NSF grants109 open
  6. USDA grants19 open
  7. SAMHSA grants8 open
  8. USDA Rural Development grants5 open
  9. HRSA grants46 open
  10. NEH grants4 open
  11. NRCS grants1 open
  12. NEA grants3 open
  13. Department of Education grants2 open
  14. FEMA grants3 open
  15. DoD grants89 open
  16. DOJ grants51 open
  17. EDA grants1 open
  18. SARE grants
  19. IMLS grants13 open
  20. HUD grants12 open
  21. STTR grants2 open
  22. HHS grants754 open
  23. EPA grants4 open
  24. BJA grants25 open
  25. DOE grants11 open
  26. OVW grants
  27. EPA Brownfields grants
  28. CDC grants87 open
  29. OJJDP grants17 open
  30. NASA grants17 open
  31. Department of Labor grants5 open
  32. DOT grants9 open
  33. AmeriCorps grants1 open
  34. NOAA grants10 open
  35. FAA grants2 open
  36. FTA grants
  37. ACF grants7 open
  38. CMS grants
  39. NIFA grants9 open
  40. NPS grants5 open

Questions

When do government grants close?

The next deadline is October 21, 2026 for BJA FY 2026 Invited to Apply- Medicaid and Corrections Program. One program takes applications at any time.

Are there government grants for individuals?

Very few. Federal grants go to organizations; help for individuals (housing, food, school costs) comes through benefit programs and state agencies, not grant applications.

How do I apply for a federal grant?

Register your organization in SAM.gov for a Unique Entity ID, create a Grants.gov account, then find the opportunity and submit before its deadline.

Do I have to pay to apply for a grant?

No. Real grant programs never charge to apply or to receive an award. Anyone asking for a fee before you get grant money is running a scam.

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