Assistance Listing 16.571
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs
Assistance Listing 16.571, “Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program,” is a federal program administered by Department of Justice. It provides cooperative agreement and direct payment for specified use assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 6 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $236M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
Program goal(s) name: Death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers Program goal(s) description: Provide death and education benefits to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders, and disability benefits to officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty. Program objective(s) name: Process claims and provide death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers and survivors. Program objective(s) description: To provide death benefits to the eligible survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty; To provide disability benefits to public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 16.571
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Other
Intended beneficiaries: Individual/Family.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): The amount of the PSOB benefit is $437,503.00 for eligible deaths and disabilities occurring on or after October 1, 2023.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.571. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Recently closed under 16.571
| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BJA FY 2026 Invited to Apply – Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Support ProgramBureau of Justice Assistance | Closed | Up to $757K | Jul 22, 2026 | 16.571 |
| Closed | Up to $6M | Sep 4, 2024 | 16.571 | |
| Closed | Up to $1.8M | Aug 10, 2023 | 16.571 | |
| Closed | Up to $5.5M | Mar 31, 2020 | 16.571 | |
PSOB National Firefighter Survivor SupportBureau of Justice Assistance | Closed | Up to $3.7M | Aug 11, 2016 | 16.571 |
BJA FY 16 PSOB National Law Enforcement Survivor SupportBureau of Justice Assistance | Closed | Up to $3.5M | Aug 11, 2016 | 16.571 |
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 16.571?
16.571 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 16.571?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 16.571 provide?
The agency reported $236,476,834 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.