Opportunity ID: 363602
General Information
| Funding Opportunity Number | O-BJA-2026-172676 |
| Funding Opportunity Title | BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Document Type | synopsis |
| Version | 1 |
| Opportunity Category | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Funding Instrument Type | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Expected Number of Awards | Not specified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement | Yes |
| Posted Date | Aug 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Last Updated Date | Aug 14, 2026 01:03:30 PM EDT |
| Original Closing Date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Current Closing Date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Current Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Estimated Synopsis Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Application Due Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Award Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Project Start Date | Not specified |
| Archive Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Total Program Funding | Not specified |
| Award Ceiling | 3,000,000 |
| Award Floor | 0 |
Assistance Listings
- 16.745 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
- 16.812 — Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative
- 16.838 — Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); County governments; City or township governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Special district governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
Other units of local government; Nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies or other non-governmental applicants are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements: (1) The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government. (2) The applicant should attach documentation to support this designation
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative (PSMHI). This opportunity supports comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use to reduce the burden of on law enforcement and the justice system; restore order in communities affected by homelessness, mental illness, and substance use; decrease recidivism; reduce crime; and improve overall public safety and restore confidence in public spaces.
This initiative supports coordinated, direct intervention efforts across public safety, justice, mental health, and substance use agencies to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment through civil commitment, institutional treatment, and step-down approaches from pre-arrest through reentry, using accountability measures that ensure compliance with treatment plans. This program moves beyond temporary interventions by supporting appropriate institutional care and civil commitment processes, when appropriate, for individuals unable to care for themselves.
Additional Information
| Contact | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Contact Information | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov | |
| Email Description | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Phone | 202-514-9354 |
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172676
Version History
| Id | 363602 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2026-172676 |
| Opportunity title | BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative |
| Owning agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Opportunity category / Category | D |
| Opportunity category / Description | Discretionary |
| Synopsis / Opportunity id | 363602 |
| Synopsis / Version | 1 |
| Synopsis / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Synopsis / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Synopsis / Agency phone | 202-514-9354 |
| Synopsis / Agency address desc | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Code | BJA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Agency contact phone | 202-514-9354 |
| Synopsis / Agency contact name | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Synopsis / Agency contact desc | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email desc | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Synopsis desc | This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative (PSMHI). This opportunity supports comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use to reduce the burden of on law enforcement and the justice system; restore order in communities affected by homelessness, mental illness, and substance use; decrease recidivism; reduce crime; and improve overall public safety and restore confidence in public spaces. This initiative supports coordinated, direct intervention efforts across public safety, justice, mental health, and substance use agencies to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment through civil commitment, institutional treatment, and step-down approaches from pre-arrest through reentry, using accountability measures that ensure compliance with treatment plans. This program moves beyond temporary interventions by supporting appropriate institutional care and civil commitment processes, when appropriate, for individuals unable to care for themselves. |
| Synopsis / Response date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link url | https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172676 |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link desc | https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172676 |
| Synopsis / Posting date | Aug 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Cost sharing | Yes |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling | 3000000 |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling formatted | 3,000,000 |
| Synopsis / Award floor | 0 |
| Synopsis / Award floor formatted | 0 |
| Synopsis / Applicant eligibility desc | Other units of local government; Nonprofit or for-profit mental health agencies or other non-governmental applicants are eligible to apply only if they meet two requirements: (1) The applicant is designated by the state mental health authority to provide services as a unit of the state or local government. (2) The applicant should attach documentation to support this designation |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp | Aug 14, 2026 01:03:30 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Created date | Aug 14, 2026 01:03:30 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Last updated date | Aug 14, 2026 01:03:30 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Id | 11 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Description | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 2 / Id | 01 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 2 / Description | County governments |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 3 / Id | 02 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 3 / Description | City or township governments |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 4 / Id | 25 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 4 / Description | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 5 / Id | 04 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 5 / Description | Special district governments |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 6 / Id | 00 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 6 / Description | State governments |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 7 / Id | 07 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 7 / Description | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Id | G |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Description | Grant |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Id | LJL |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Description | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Synopsis / Response date str | 2026-09-25-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Posting date str | 2026-08-14-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp str | 2026-08-14-13-03-30 |
| Agency details / Code | BJA |
| Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis attachment folders | Not specified |
| Synopsis document urls | Not specified |
| Syn att change comments | Not specified |
| Cfdas 1 / Id | 435058 |
| Cfdas 1 / Opportunity id | 363602 |
| Cfdas 1 / Cfda number | 16.745 |
| Cfdas 1 / Program title | Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Cfdas 2 / Id | 435056 |
| Cfdas 2 / Opportunity id | 363602 |
| Cfdas 2 / Cfda number | 16.812 |
| Cfdas 2 / Program title | Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative |
| Cfdas 3 / Id | 435057 |
| Cfdas 3 / Opportunity id | 363602 |
| Cfdas 3 / Cfda number | 16.838 |
| Cfdas 3 / Program title | Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Id | 293961 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Topportunity id | 363602 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Family id | 15 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Dialect | XFDL2.2 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity number | O-BJA-2026-172676 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity title | BJA FY 2026 Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Cfda number | 16.745 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date | 2026-08-14 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date | 2026-09-25 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Owning agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Code | BJA |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJA |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Program title | Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Contact info | OJP Response Center |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Electronic required | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Expected application count | 150 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Open to applicant type | 1 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Is multi project | N |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Extension | |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Mimetype | application/pdf |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Last update | Aug 14, 2026 01:03:48 PM EDT |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Workspace compatible flag | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Package id | PKG00293961 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date str | 2026-08-14-00-00-00 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date str | 2026-09-25-00-00-00 |
| Closed opportunity pkgs | Not specified |
| Original due date | Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis modified fields | Not specified |
| Forecast modified fields | Not specified |
| Error messages | Not specified |
| Syn post date in past | Yes |
| Doc type | synopsis |
| Forecast hist count | 0 |
| Synopsis hist count | 0 |
| Assist compatible | No |
| Assist url | Not specified |
| Related opps | Not specified |
| Ost | POSTED |
Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.745 | PKG00293961 | 2026-08-14 | 2026-09-25 | View |
Package 1
Instructions
PKG00293961-instructions.pdf
Mandatory forms
SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf
