The Office of the Governor (OOG) may solicit applications for grants in the form
of a Request for Applications (RFA) through the Secretary of State’s Texas Register.
RFA notices serve to inform potential applicants of available funding opportunities.
In addition to an RFA, OOG may solicit applications for grants in the form of a
Request for Proposals (RFP). The chart below lists each funding opportunity along
with the method used to solicit applications and the deadline for submitting applications
through eGrants to OOG.
All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.
| FUNDING OPPORTUNITY | DETAILS | DATE AVAILABLE | DUE DATE 5 PM CST |
| ALERRT Travel Assistance |
Announcement
| 8/17/2022 | 8/31/2023 |
| Body Worn Camera Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Border Prosecution Unit (BPU) Program |
Annoucement
| 1/13/2023 | 3/17/2023 |
| Border Zone Fire Departments (BZFD) |
Announcement
| 9/1/2021 | 11/30/2021 |
| Bullet-Resistant Shield |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| County Essential Services Program (* Pre-approval Req'd) |
Announcement-amended
| 9/1/2022 | 8/31/2023 |
| County Innovations to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Crime Stoppers Assistance Fund |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Criminal Justice Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| District Attorney Testing of Forensic Evidence |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| First Responder Mental Health Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| General Victim Assistance Grant Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Juvenile Justice & Truancy Prevention Grant Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Local Border Security Program (LBSP) |
Announcement
| 1/13/2023 | 3/17/2023 |
| Music Educational and Community Programs |
Announcement
| 1/1/2023 | 12/31/2023 |
| Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) |
Announcement
| 1/13/2023 | 3/17/2023 |
| Operation Lone Star Grant Program |
Announcement
| 7/11/2022 | 8/31/2022 |
| Project Safe Neighborhoods |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy Grant Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Residential and Community-Based Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Rifle-Resistant Body Armor Grant |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Sexual Assault Evidence Testing Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE)-Ready Facilities Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Specialized Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Specialty Courts Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - LETPA Projects |
Announcement-amended
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - Regular Projects |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| State Homeland Security Program – Competitive National Priority Area Projects (SHSP-NPA) |
Announcement-amended
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
| Statewide Emergency Radio Infrastructure (SERI) Program |
Announcement
| 1/14/2022 | 3/18/2022 |
| Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Program (* Pre-approval Req'd) |
Announcement
| 1/13/2023 | 3/17/2023 |
| Urban Area Security Initiative – LETPA Projects (UASI-L) |
Announcement
| 3/4/2022 | 5/6/2022 |
| Urban Area Security Initiative – Regular Projects (UASI-R) |
Announcement
| 3/4/2022 | 5/6/2022 |
| Violence Against Women Justice and Training Program |
Announcement
| 12/12/2022 | 2/9/2023 |
* Prior approval is required before the grant applicant can submit certain types
of applications (referenced above) to OOG. Contact the eGrants Help Desk by email and include a brief description of your proposed
project, the funding oppurtunity you are interested in, and the contact information
of the person responsible for preparing the grant application.
Each applicant is required to submit a complete Grant Application Kit to OOG through
eGrants. Instructions for submitting an application kit are available here.
Grant applicants are responsible for contacting their appropriate regional council
of governments (COG) regarding their applications. Each of Texas' 24 COG's holds
its own grant development workshops and facilitates application prioritization for
the following programs within its region:
- General Victim Assistance – Direct Services Programs;
- Violent Crimes Against Women Criminal Justice and Training Projects;
- Juvenile Service Projects;
- Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Programs; and
- State Homeland Security Programs.
NOTE: On September 5, 2019, Executive Order GA07 was issued relating to the prevention of mass attacks.
Order No. 8 of this executive order requires counties applying for grant awards from the Office of the Governor
to commit by January 1, 2020 to report at least 90 percent of convictions within seven business days to the Criminal
Justice Information System at the Department of Public Safety (DPS); and, commit by January 1, 2021
to such reporting within five business days. Click
here
for additional information from DPS on this new reporting requirement.