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Public Safety & Justice

Grants for law enforcement, community violence intervention, victim services, reentry programs, and court systems.

949+
Active Grants
4+
Funding Agencies

Top Funders

Top Funding Agencies

DOJ
OJP
COPS
OVW

Grant Types

What You'll Find

COPS hiring grants for law enforcement agencies
Community violence intervention and prevention
Victim assistance and legal aid programs
Reentry and second chance employment programs
Drug court and diversion program grants
School safety and threat assessment programs
Tribal justice and victim services grants

Sample Opportunities

Representative Grants

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COPS Hiring Program (CHP)

COPS Office / DOJ·$125K – $1.25M·Closes: Apr 30, 2027
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Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative

DOJ / OJP·$1M – $5M·Closes: Mar 15, 2027
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Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) – State Formula Grants

OVC / DOJ·$500K – $10M·Closes: Rolling
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Second Chance Act Reentry Program

DOJ / BJA·$750K – $1.5M·Closes: Feb 1, 2027
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Drug Court Grant Program

DOJ / OJP·$400K – $2M·Closes: Jan 15, 2027
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Federal Legislation

Related Legislation

Major federal laws driving public safety & justice funding. Track appropriations, award timelines, and open grant opportunities.

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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Justice40 Initiative
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Public Safety & Justice grants: common questions

How many public safety & justice grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 949 open public safety & justice grants as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds public safety & justice grants?

The most active funders behind the 949 open public safety & justice grants on this page are DOJ, OJP and COPS. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for public safety & justice grants?

Eligibility for public safety & justice grants varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

When are the deadlines for public safety & justice grants?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search public safety & justice grants?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these public safety & justice grants against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of public safety & justice grants updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.