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Here are two new federal grant opportunities that were recently announced. These opportunities could be a strong fit depending on your organization’s mission and goals.
Title: BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship
- Funding Agency: Department of Justice
- Projected number of awards:
- Award range: $200,000
- Due date: Sep 2, 2026
- Cost sharing required? No
- Who is eligible? For Category 1 – Faith-based Organizations: Religious organizations, faith-based nonprofits, and organizations with religious charters, names, or missions. For Category 2 – Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.
- Summary: This opportunity provides grants to enhance security and law enforcement capabilities at faith-based institutions and houses of worship to prevent and respond to bias-motivated crimes. Projects will strengthen partnerships between religious communities and local law enforcement, implement evidence-based security measures, and build institutional capacity to report incidents and assist in criminal investigations.
Link to full RFP: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00293726-instructions.pdf
Title: Economic Advancement Grants for Local Empowerment (EAGLE)
- Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families
- Projected number of awards: 31
- Award range: up to $1 million
- Due date: August 27, 2026
- Cost sharing required? Yes
- Who is eligible? Nonprofits, tribal organizations, and tribal governments.
- Summary: The primary goals are to 1) support Native capacity, health, employability, and resourcefulness; 2) foster sustainable economic growth through job creation, infrastructure, and wealth-building; and 3) accelerate economic development and optimize governance. ANA intends to fully fund FY 2026 EAGLE awards for three years, with the NOFO including multiple Program Areas (PAs): Seventh-Generation Greenhouses to expand affordable, nutritious food production and local enterprise; Microgrids to enhance energy reliability, resilience, and independence; Welders to Elders to promote workforce development and community resilience; Tradition in Action—A Native Elder Program to support cultural education, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and leadership pipelines; and Indigenous Designs to Empower and Advance Self-Determination (IDEAS) to enable community-designed solutions to priority needs.
Link to full RFP: https://acf.gov/ana
