ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2025-172491

BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 27, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $3M. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.040 (Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Mar 27, 2026
Close date: Apr 27, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $3,000,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

State, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies. Tribal law enforcement and prosecution agencies must be from federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This NOFO will support state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, prosecution agencies, and their partners in identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes. Funding may be used to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any other form of assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of such crimes and can also be used to address serial violent hate crime offenses by the same person(s).

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Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.040Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.040

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$11.1M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.040. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $3m.

How do I apply for “BJA FY25 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2025-172491), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes todayALN 16.076