Open — Grants.gov due October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern; JustGrants due October 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM Eastern.Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
BJA FY 2026 Crisis Response Training Program
BJA is offering up to $650,000 per award with no match for crisis-response training that improves law-enforcement and correctional responses to people experiencing behavioral-health crises, substance use disorders, intellectual or developmental disabilities, physical disabilities or traumatic brain injuries. The federal two-step application begins October 5, 2026.
FundingUp to $650,000 per award; approximately $5,256,751 total funding; 8 anticipated awards. No cost sharing or matching is required.
DeadlineStep 1 Grants.gov: October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; Step 2 JustGrants: October 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET
Last verifiedSeptember 28, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the applicant fits an eligible government, higher-education, Tribal or public-hospital pathway; define the crisis-response training population and operational need; document behavioral-health, disability, law-enforcement, correctional and healthcare partnerships; identify the training, tactical, technology and evaluation components; submit the Grants.gov step by October 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; and complete the JustGrants application by October 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized and other Native American Tribal governments, other qualifying units of local government, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, qualifying higher-education institutions with on-campus police departments, and public or state-controlled hospitals with on-campus police departments.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100. Current BJA guidance confirms an open FY2026 crisis-response training competition with a two-step application schedule and support for law-enforcement crisis-response training and related response models.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2026 Crisis Response Training Program supports development, implementation and expansion of crisis-response training for law enforcement, correctional and related public-safety personnel responding to people in crisis.
The program specifically addresses behavioral-health conditions, including mental health and substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. Eligible pathways include state, local and Tribal governments, qualifying institutions of higher education, and public or state-controlled hospitals with on-campus police departments.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.bja.ojp.govAtlas last verified this record September 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
