DOJ Opens $143.5 Million in FY2026 Byrne Crisis Intervention Funding
State formula funding supports crisis-intervention courts and related justice initiatives, with substantial funding structured to flow through to local governments.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has opened the FY2026 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Formula Program, creating a new federal funding cycle for state crisis-intervention court proceedings and related justice initiatives.
BJA posted the opportunity on August 27, 2026. The program is authorized under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and supports crisis-intervention programs including extreme-risk protection order programs, mental health courts, drug courts and veterans treatment courts.
The FY2026 allocation reaches about $143.5 million
BJA's FY2026 allocation table totals $143,477,347 across states and territories. The published allocation structure includes state shares as well as required local pass-through components, making the funding relevant beyond the state agencies that submit the federal applications.
Crisis courts and behavioral-health interventions are central to the program
BJA describes Byrne SCIP as supporting state crisis-intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives. Examples include mental health courts, drug courts and veterans treatment courts, along with extreme-risk protection order programs.
The program's broader implementation environment can involve courts, prosecutors, law enforcement, behavioral-health professionals, social-service providers and community organizations. For OACRA's market coverage, the significance is therefore not limited to the initial state formula awards; later state plans, subawards and implementation activity may create additional service and procurement signals.
California and Texas lead the published state allocations
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| Jurisdiction | FY2026 allocation |
|---|---|
| California | About $16.02 million |
| Texas | About $12.05 million |
| Florida | About $8.59 million |
| New York | About $7.35 million |
| Illinois | About $5.23 million |
| Pennsylvania | About $4.81 million |
BJA's official allocation table should be used for the complete jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction figures and any subsequent revisions.
Applications run through October 13
The Grants.gov deadline is October 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The full JustGrants application is due October 13 at 8:59 p.m. Eastern.
The larger market signal comes after the state awards
State governments are the direct applicants, but the formula structure means organizations outside state government should watch how each recipient converts its federal allocation into implementation. Relevant signals may include state funding plans, local subawards, court and behavioral-health initiatives, service agreements and procurements supporting funded programs.
OACRA will treat those later actions as separate evidence events when official state, local or federal records establish them. The federal opportunity itself does not establish that a particular vendor, provider or technology company will receive funding.
What to watch next
The next meaningful checkpoints are state applications, BJA awards, state implementation plans and subsequent subaward or procurement notices. Those records will show where the FY2026 allocation becomes actionable state and local spending.
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Stay in the Loop →Editorial note: OACRA News & Policy Review is published by OACRA LLC, an independent private organization. OACRA is not a government agency and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice or Bureau of Justice Assistance. Funding amounts, program scope, status and deadlines in this article are based on official BJA materials reviewed August 28, 2026. Applicants and interested organizations should rely on BJA, Grants.gov and JustGrants for controlling requirements and subsequent amendments.
