Rural Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Initiative

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance will provide funding to support local law enforcement in rural jurisdictions to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime. The goal is to equip rural law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices with the resources necessary to implement a violent crime reduction strategy to solve a specific violent crime challenge.

Crime reduction strategy approaches:

• Technological enhancements to reduce violent crime
• Personnel, tactics, training, and equipment to reduce violent crime
• Data analytics and intelligence

Funding priorities:

• Directly supporting law enforcement operations
• Addressing violent crime
• Supporting services to American citizens
• Protecting American children
• Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault
• State/local law enforcement efforts that are coordinated with federal law enforcement efforts

Eligible applicants serving rural areas include:

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Units of local government
• Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments

Award ceiling: $400,000
Project period: 36 months
Estimated number of awards: 15
Estimated total program funding: $5,838,546

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov and the Bureau of Justice Assistance website.

Applicants should submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by May 27, 2026.

Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by June 3, 2026.