Criminal Justice Grant Program, FY2027
Program owner: Texas Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office
Summary: Texas-administered federal Byrne JAG funding for law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, crime prevention, reentry, and criminal-justice assessment projects. Local law-enforcement offices may participate through their affiliated unit of government.
The Texas Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office is soliciting FY2027 applications for projects that promote public safety, reduce crime, and improve the criminal-justice system. Funding may support additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal-justice purposes.
Eligible activities expressly include intelligence-based investigations, community policing, specialized officer training, officer wellness, prosecution and court initiatives, crime prevention, corrections, reentry, and assessment and evaluation. Local police departments, corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through an affiliated eligible unit of government.
Who is eligible?
Applicant types: State agencies; public and private institutions of higher education; independent school districts; Native American tribes; councils of governments; nonprofit corporations, including hospitals and faith-based organizations; and units of local government. Local law-enforcement agencies and offices must apply through an affiliated unit of government.
Eligible Texas applicants include state agencies, higher-education institutions, independent school districts, Native American tribes, councils of governments, nonprofit corporations, and units of local government. Police departments must apply through their municipal government. Community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through an affiliated county government. Applicants must also satisfy applicable requirements concerning governing-body authorization, cybersecurity training, criminal-history disposition reporting, UCR and Texas crime-data reporting, sexual-assault evidence tracking and submission, immigration-enforcement certifications, and SAM registration with a UEI.
What can the funding be used for?
Additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal-justice purposes. Supported areas include law enforcement; intelligence-based investigations involving violent crime, border crime, or gangs; community policing; specialized officer training; officer wellness; prosecution and courts; pretrial diversion; evidence-testing backlog reduction; courtroom personnel training; crime prevention and education; corrections and community corrections; probation or parole officer training; risk and needs assessments; jail- or prison-based co-occurring treatment; reentry; and assessment and evaluation.
Restrictions
Construction, renovation, or remodeling; medical services; security enhancements or equipment for nongovernmental entities not engaged in criminal justice or public safety; non-law-enforcement vehicles or equipment intended for general government-agency use; equipment, supplies, and other direct costs associated with processing DNA evidence; activities or costs supporting Operation Border Star; standard-department-issue law-enforcement equipment, including weapons, weapon accessories, tasers, and non-lethal rounds, except equipment used exclusively for specialized training; transportation, lodging, per diem, and related participant costs when grant funds are used to conduct training for outside participants; unmanned aircraft systems and accessories; items on the Byrne JAG Prohibited Expenditure Category A and B List; and rifle-resistant body armor. NIJ-compliant Type IIIA and lower body armor is eligible.
How to apply
Applicants must register and apply through the Texas Public Safety Office eGrants system. Local and regional applicants must contact their applicable regional council of governments and comply with its workshops, workgroups, subcommittees, prioritization, and other regional requirements. State agencies and organizations proposing projects with statewide impact may apply directly to the Public Safety Office. The complete application, required certifications, and attachments must be submitted and certified by 5:00 p.m. CST on February 12, 2026.
Required materials
Nonprofit corporations, local units of government, and other political subdivisions must submit a fully executed governing-body resolution. Each local unit of government and institution of higher education operating a law-enforcement agency must submit the CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form. Each nonprofit organization must submit the CEO/NGO Certifications and Assurances Form. Local governments must upload the applicable Cybersecurity Training Certification. Applications must contain a fully developed and detailed grant budget; placeholder applications or budget line items are not accepted.
Program contact
eGrants Help Desk
[email protected]
512-463-1919
Official sources
- Texas Office of the Governor eGrants checked September 13, 2026
Grant details can change. Confirm all requirements on the official source before applying.