Grants for Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Law Justice and Legal Services
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Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Oct 8, 2024
This grant provides funding to support small farmers and public entities in Maryland to aggregate local food products for sale to wholesale and institutional markets, enhancing the local food system.
Application Deadline
Oct 14, 2025
Date Added
Aug 30, 2025
This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations and governments focused on implementing community-based restorative practices to address domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, promoting victim safety and accountability outside traditional legal systems.
Application Deadline
Aug 31, 2025
Date Added
Aug 15, 2025
This grant provides funding for nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions to create hands-on research projects that engage public health students in studying and addressing drug control policies and trends.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
Jan 8, 2025
This funding initiative provides financial support to Virginia law enforcement agencies and educational institutions to establish and maintain co-responder teams that collaborate with mental health professionals in crisis situations.
Application Deadline
Jan 17, 2025
Date Added
Dec 20, 2024
This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to combat corruption in Peru by empowering civil society to promote transparency, accountability, and good governance.
Application Deadline
Apr 6, 2026
Date Added
Feb 9, 2026
This funding opportunity provides financial support to non-profit organizations and educational institutions working to disrupt cartel recruitment in vulnerable youth across six high-risk states in Mexico, enhancing regional stability and reducing cross-border threats.
Application Deadline
May 4, 2026
Date Added
Mar 6, 2026
This funding opportunity is designed for organizations with extensive experience in criminal justice research to evaluate and improve the decision-making processes used by state Departments of Corrections for placing individuals in community reentry facilities.
Application Deadline
Not specified
Date Added
May 13, 2024
This funding opportunity supports organizations and youth-led initiatives that aim to raise awareness and inspire action for young people affected by the justice system through events and activities during Youth Justice Action Month.
Application Deadline
Jul 25, 2024
Date Added
Jun 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotic and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a professional development program to strengthen the practical skills and resiliency of anticorruption actors to combat corruption more effectively in Central America.
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Not specified
Date Added
Nov 21, 2023
Grant Opportunity: Grand Strategy Research Grants Funder: Charles Koch Foundation The Grand Strategy Research Grants program, funded by the Charles Koch Foundation, aims to support scholars and research institutions interested in challenging the current approach to U.S. foreign policy and providing alternative visions. The program is open to proposals from various fields, with a particular interest in political science, international relations, history, and economics. The grant opportunity seeks research projects that explore topics such as a grand strategy of restraint, the role of values and ethics in U.S. foreign policy formulation, unintended consequences of military actions abroad, impact on American society and civil liberties, executive-legislative relations in foreign policy, influence of interest groups on foreign policy decisions, growth of intelligence and national security establishments since 9/11, costs and impacts of foreign aid and alliance commitments, Pentagon spending and defense policy demands, consequences of a multipolar world, and leveraging technology for a sound approach to grand strategy. Applicants are required to submit a two-to-five page abstract of the project along with a CV or résumé and a brief itemized budget. Final projects should be original and meet high standards in their respective fields. Funding levels will depend on the research requirements and potential for advancing understanding of critical issues. Accepted proposals may also receive support for disseminating research findings. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. Interested applicants can find more information about the grant opportunity and access the application form on the Charles Koch Foundation's website at https://charleskochfoundation.tfaforms.net/344037?tfa_13=tfa_22
Application Deadline
Jul 1, 2024
Date Added
May 10, 2024
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to support the development and testing of new or innovative approaches to improving community safety and trust that are alternatives to traditional enforcement mechanisms for neighborhoods experiencing high rates of less serious and low level criminal offenses. This model will involve coordination with law enforcement entities to improve public safety and community residents perceptions of law enforcement and procedural fairness and legitimacy. This solicitation also supports funding for national training and technical assistance (TTA) to support site-based grants and the field in building capacity and partnerships essential to this work.
Application Deadline
Jun 19, 2026
Date Added
Mar 20, 2026
This grant provides funding for innovative public safety projects that enhance urban policing, drug enforcement, or cross-jurisdictional collaboration, targeting law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, universities, and private firms.
Application Deadline
May 8, 2026
Date Added
Mar 27, 2026
This funding opportunity provides support to organizations that assist state and local correctional facilities in implementing effective substance use treatment and aftercare programs for incarcerated individuals.
Application Deadline
Aug 31, 2026
Date Added
Jul 2, 2026
This grant provides funding to organizations working to improve the management of seized evidence in Honduras, enhancing the capacity of local law enforcement to combat transnational criminal organizations.
Application Deadline
Mar 21, 2025
Date Added
Jan 22, 2025
This grant provides funding to U.S.-based NGOs and educational institutions to improve forensic capabilities in Ethiopia, enhancing law enforcement's ability to investigate human rights violations and sexual and gender-based violence.
Application Deadline
May 27, 2026
Date Added
Apr 16, 2026
This funding opportunity provides financial support to law enforcement and correctional agencies for developing and implementing training programs that improve responses to individuals in crisis, particularly those with behavioral health issues or disabilities.
Application Deadline
May 15, 2024
Date Added
May 1, 2024
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nations state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office, https://cops.usdoj.gov) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY 24 Tribal Resources Grant Program Technical Assistance (TRGP-TA) Alaska Tribal Law Enforcement Technical Assistance Project. FY24 TRGP-TA funds will be used to support technical assistance efforts to assist Alaska Tribes with law enforcementspecific needs, including starting law enforcement agencies, developing policies and procedures, addressing jurisdictional challenges, and other needs unique to Alaska Tribes and tribal law enforcement. Program funds will also support the development of a current State of Tribal Law Enforcement in Alaska report with an assessment of tribal law enforcement services and needs, challenges, areas of greatest need, and any unique barriers. The assessment will help shape technical assistance offered under the program along with areas for the COPS Office to focus on in future efforts.
Application Deadline
Jul 17, 2024
Date Added
May 28, 2024
This program provides for the development, operation, and management of a training and technical assistance (TTA) program for justice-focused community-based organizations directly serving communities disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. The TTA provider will facilitate the delivery of national-scale, high-quality TTA to increase the administrative, financial, and programmatic capacity of justice-focused community-based organizations designed to primarily serve historically marginalized and underserved communities, including rural communities; increase awareness of OJP funding opportunities to targeted organizations and provide skill-building and other TTA to support the ability for these organizations to apply for and maintain OJP funding, if received; improve the quality of their programming and service delivery; and build support for their infrastructure and administrative and financial controls to successfully meet OJP program goals and objectives to strengthen their role as coproducers of safety and justice.
Application Deadline
Aug 13, 2026
Date Added
Jul 15, 2026
This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to combat online threats to freedom of expression, particularly those targeting journalists and human rights defenders from authoritarian regimes.
Application Deadline
Feb 24, 2026
Date Added
Dec 31, 2025
This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that deliver comprehensive, trauma-informed services to minor victims of human trafficking, helping them recover and reintegrate into society.

