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An applicant may submit only one application in response to this NOFO.  

If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide. 

Purpose of the Funding 
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 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 teams of prosecutors, state and local law enforcement, child protection personnel, medical providers, and other child-serving professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary responses to cases of missing and exploited children and improve the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators. This program will also support National Missing Children’s Day activities as identified and requested by OJJDP.  

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You may submit only one application to only one category of the NOFO. If you submit multiple applications, only the most recent systemvalidated version will be reviewed.  

If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide.

Purpose of the Funding 
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 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-onone, group, peer, or a combination of these types.  

Funding will support: 

• Mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Mentors must be an adult (age 18 or older), or in cases where peer mentoring models are being implemented, an older peer under adult supervision.  
• Mentoring services to youth who demonstrate need but have not participated in mentoring services due to limited or lack of mentoring programs in their community or a shortage of trained and screened mentors, new mentoring matches, as well as existing mentoring matches through program completion.  

For this NOFO, youth who are at risk or high risk of delinquency are defined as youth who are in or most likely to be in the juvenile justice system because they possess certain risk factors in key life domain areas (i.e., individual, family, school, community), are already in the juvenile justice system, and/or reside in environments that have high rates of parental incarceration, community violence, drug markets, and gang concentration. 

OJJDP supports the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to all OJJDP-funded grantees, including implementation of the National Quality Mentoring System. OJJDP expects funded mentoring organizations to work with the NMRC in identifying and receiving TTA. Lead grantee organizations are expected to monitor subgrantee implementation of the specific mentoring program model funded in the application to ensure subgrantee adherence to the model/curriculum and specifications. Lead grantee organizations may use a limited amount of funds to train subgrantee staff on administering the specific mentoring program model. 

This NOFO funds three separate categories for which organizations can apply based on their eligibility: 
Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state) (C-OJJDP-2026-00007-PROD) The maximum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $1,000,000. Funding should be used to expand existing mentoring services to an additional state or an additional jurisdiction within the state (i.e., a new municipal area such as city, county, or region of the state) where mentoring services are already provided. The new mentoring site must implement the same mentoring program or established curriculum as the primary applicant. While funding can support existing matches, the majority of funding should be used for expansion efforts. 

Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states) (C-OJJDP-2026-00008-PROD) The minimum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $1,000,000. Applicants who can demonstrate their program has the “broadest reach” across their affiliates may apply for up to $4,000,000 to support program activities. To demonstrate the “broadest reach,” applicants should address how the proposed existing mentoring approach will reach a broad population of youth. Factors that will be considered in making this determination include:  

• Number of states where the applicant organization can show a history of providing mentoring services through subawards and the number of states where the applicant organization proposes to provide mentoring services through subawards with awarded grant funds.  
• Number of program sites where the applicant organization can demonstrate a history of providing mentoring services through subawards and the number of program sites where the applicant organization proposes to provide mentoring services through subawards with awarded grant funds.  
• If applicable, a description of how the applicant organization intends to expand existing mentoring services to an additional state or jurisdiction within the state where they are already providing mentoring services. The new mentoring site must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum as the primary applicant.  
• Number of youth served.  
• Number of mentors recruited.  

Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states) (C-OJJDP-2026-00009-PROD) The minimum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $2,000,000. Applicants who can demonstrate their program has the “broadest reach” across their affiliates may apply for up to $4,000,000 to support program activities. See the description listed above for guidance on how to demonstrate “broadest reach.” 

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You may only submit one application to only one category of the NOFO. If you submit multiple applications, only the most recent system validated version will be reviewed. You may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. 

If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide. 

Purpose of the Funding 
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 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-conviction claims of innocence. Additionally, it aims to enhance public safety by preventing future errors, identifying actual perpetrators of crimes, and delivering justice to victims. 

Projects under this NOFO will be led by a WCR entity that focuses on the review of postconviction claims of innocence. This project can support a collaborative partnership with a prosecutor’s office or conviction integrity units (CIUs). If applicants include this partnership, they should document how it will coordinate relevant information-sharing of post-conviction claims of innocence. It must include a description of policies and procedures that are in place to avoid conflicts of interest and protect defendants’ rights, including plans for obtaining a waiver of attorney-client privilege and informed consent. 

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An applicant may only submit one application in response to this NOFO. That application can apply to only one category of the NOFO. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application.

Applications under which  two  or more  entities (project  partners) would  carry out  the  federal  award  will  be  considered.  However,  only  one  entity may be  the  applicant  for the  NOFO;  any others must  be  proposed  as subrecipients. See  the  Application  Resource  Guide  for additional  information  on  subawards.  

Purpose of the Funding
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 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 anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (STOP School Violence Act) describes the following allowable uses of funding for school safety projects: 

• Training to prevent student violence against others and self, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students. 
• The development and operation of technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and internet websites. 
• The development and deployment of: 
  • School threat assessment and intervention teams that include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel or 
  • Specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises. 

BJA’s STOP School Violence Program improves school safety and security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence. Activities that go beyond the allowable uses of funding as described above will not be funded. This NOFO has two categories: 

• Category 1: States and Institutions of Higher Education 
• Category 2: Localities, Federally Recognized Tribal Governments, Nonprofits, and School Districts

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You may submit only one application to the NOFO. If you submit multiple applications, only the most recent system-validated version will be reviewed. If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide. 

Purpose of Funding 
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 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, stimulants, and other substances.  

TTA will be provided in four core areas: 

1. Pre-Booking Operations

   • Implementation of law enforcement programs, including officer safety protocols and liability management during field encounters with individuals experiencing substance use crises;  • Coordination with external treatment providers when bed availability and afterhours access create operational barriers; and  • Patrol deployment, shift scheduling, and resource allocation questions. 

2. Correctional Facility Operations and External Provider Coordination 
   • Implementation of correctional programs, including security protocols for correctional officers managing both internal medical staff and external healthcare provider operations while maintaining institutional security;  

   • Facility access procedures, credentialing, and background checks for medical personnel;  

   • Coordination of treatment services within institutional security requirements; and  

   • Release planning protocols and community provider notification processes. 

3. Privacy-Compliant Information Sharing 
   • Compliance with federal and state regulations and restrictions on operational information sharing between correctional facilities and healthcare providers, including information sharing under 42 CFR Part 2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);  
   • Conflict between treatment confidentiality requirements and supervision and monitoring needs; and 
   • Legally compliant information exchanges.
4. Performance Measurement Infrastructure 
   • Tracking of program performance metrics and outcomes, including data system limitations and interoperability barriers when connecting with external treatment provider systems;
   • Privacy limitations on available data;  • Data quality and missing information; and  
   • Analysis and utility of data for agency leadership to inform data reporting requirements and program improvements. 

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Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – Only one application will be accepted from each organization or institution. NIFA will accept the most recent application if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

Executive Summary
NIFA requests applications for the OAVFR program for FY 2026 to encourage and assist farmers and ranchers with owning and operating farms and ranches and accessing the full range of agricultural, forestry, and related programs offered by USDA. The amount for awards in FY 2026 is approximately $23,800,000. This notice identifies the objectives for OAVFR program projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions.

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You may submit only one application under the Community Centered Implementation project type. 

There is no limit to the number of applications you may submit under the Planning, Forum, National Implementation, or Applied Research project types.

Program Overview: 
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.  

The program supports projects that include, but are not limited to:  

• explore alternative pathways into the library services field including innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education;
• use cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education;
• provide training and professional development to library and archives professionals;  
• develop faculty and information leaders; and 
• recruit, educate, and retain the next generation of library and archives professionals.  

Community-Centered Implementation projects support the recruitment, education, training, and retention of current and future faculty or library and archives professionals by adapting existing models (practices, findings, tools, and/or partnerships) to a specific organizational context.  1-2 years You must identify and align your proposed work with an established model (standard, practice, toolkit, open-source software, or research finding). Your project should demonstrate how it is using or adapting what you have identified. Your project should share resources and lessons learned that can be used by library and archival professionals in other communities throughout the nation. Note: An institution may submit only one LB21 application under the Community-Centered Implementation project type. 

 

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You may submit only one application under the CommunityCentered Implementation project type. 

There is no limit to the number of applications you may submit under the Planning, Forum, National Implementation, or Applied Research project types.  

Program Overview: 
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that develop, enhance, or adapt replicable practices, programs, models, or tools to strengthen library and archival services for the American public.

The program supports projects that:

• Serve the learning needs of the public through libraries and archives;
• Improve community prosperity through libraries and archives;
• Provide broad access to and preservation of information and collections through libraries and archives; or
• Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster

Community-Centered Implementation projects adapt existing models (practices, findings, tools, and/or partnerships) to a specific organizational context.  You must identify and align your proposed work with an established model (standard, practice, toolkit, open-source software, or research finding). Your project should demonstrate how it is using or adapting what you have identified.  Your project should share resources and lessons learned that can be used by libraries and archives in other communities throughout the nation. Note: An institution may submit only one NLG-L application under the Community-Centered Implementation project type. 

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An applicant may submit only one application in response to the NOFO. If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide. 

Purpose
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 OVC FY 2026 Preventing Trafficking of Girls. This opportunity will support prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, human trafficking as defined by 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11) by funding programs to: 

• Replicate and scale up prevention and early intervention programs for girls and young women who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking.  
• Implement or enhance efforts to identify and provide comprehensive and developmentally appropriate services to girls and young women who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. This may include street outreach efforts, partnerships with organizations that serve youth, partnerships with juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and/or collaboration with key community stakeholders.  
• Participate in peer-to-peer learning opportunities.  

Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Applicants should address how they will be prepared to serve survivors of all types of human trafficking, including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. See Appendix A for types of services that OVC funds. 

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Multiple applications from an organization are not allowed. If multiple applications are received, the most recent application submitted by the deadline will be accepted. If the most recent application is disqualified for any reason, USDOL will not replace it with an earlier application. Applicant entities are not precluded from participating as partners on another entity’s application.

Executive Summary
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $11 million total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one project to strengthen mechanisms to address and prevent the use of abusive labor practices in the global seafood supply chain to allow American seafood workers and businesses to compete on a level playing field.

The duration of the project will be 36 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy.

The project will focus on supporting American seafood workers by combatting abusive labor practices associated with IUU fishing in coordination with Indonesia and the Philippines. The project should focus on commercial distant-water fishing vessels as the target sector within the seafood economy. 

Applicants must ensure that their proposed activities and geographic focus align with all requirements of the FOA (e.g., country limitations, sectors, thematic areas, etc.) and respond directly to the programmatic intent described in Section I. Successful awardees must ensure that their activities align and comply with all relevant policies, Executive Orders, and strategies of the federal government for the life of the project regarding objectives, outcomes, monitoring and evaluation, fiscal transparency, and operational governance. Failure to align and comply risks termination of the project. 

Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations. Please see section III of this funding opportunity announcement for complete eligibility requirements.