Grants Finder Tool

School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)

Deadline: Not Applicable

Description: Provides funding to short-term education-related services for local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to help them recover from a violent or traumatic event in which the learning environment has been disrupted.

Access Link: https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/response-programs/safe-and-supportive-sc…

State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state, local, or territorial governments. These grants enable targeted cybersecurity investments in state, local, and territorial government agencies to strengthen the security of critical infrastructure and improve the resilience of services state, local, and territorial governments provide their communities.

Access Link: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360215

Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, Tribal governments. These grants enable targeted cybersecurity investments in Tribal governments, thus improving the security of critical infrastructure and the resilience of the services Tribal governments provide their communities.

Access Link: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360212

Homeland Security Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism and other threats. This grant provides recipients with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.

Please note: A State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for the Homeland Security Grant Program on behalf of subapplicants. Due to the nature of the grant application process, some state application windows may only be open for a limited time or have additional requirements. It is encouraged that any interested subapplicants reach out to their respective SAA contact for state-specific application information.

Access Link: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360158

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding support for facility hardening and other physical security and cybersecurity enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.

Please note: A State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program on behalf of subapplicants. Due to the nature of the grant application process, some state application windows may only be open for a limited time or have additional requirements. It is encouraged that any interested subapplicants reach out to their respective SAA contact for state-specific application information.

Access Link: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360157

COPS Hiring Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of the COPS Hiring Program awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/chp

Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement - Support for Law Enforcement Agencies

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Provides funding to law enforcement agencies to promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through relevant training. 

Awards will be made to law enforcement agencies seeking to implement training and related supports. Training is supported for law enforcement officers, support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, campus public safety officers, and mental health professionals working on a crisis intervention team as an employee of a law enforcement agency or under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/saferoutcomes

School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and public agencies (school districts, public boards of education, police departments, and sheriffs’ departments) to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the grantees’ jurisdictions through evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/svpp

Drug-Free Communities Support Program

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding to support the efforts of community coalitions who work to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The goals of the program are to 1) support community coalitions that work to prevent and reduce substance use among youth 18 years and younger by establishing and strengthening collaboration among communities, public and private nonprofit agencies, and federal, state, local, and tribal governments; and 2) reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.

Access Link: https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/php/drug-free-communities/index.html

Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please sign up to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

Description: Provides funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities. This provides federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia an opportunity to apply for funding to aid in developing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to public safety. Many of the U.S. Department of Justice’s existing tribal government-specific programs are included in and available through this single coordinated funding opportunity. 

Access Link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2025-172288