Best Adams County Grants for Nonprofits in Ohio

The Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program provides competitive funding for eligible applicants to deliver technical assistance to local governments serving economically distressed communities of 50,000 or fewer residents. Selected awardees collaborate closely with HUD to enhance the capabilities of UGLG officials and staff, ensuring they effectively address community needs. Applicants may focus on broad HUD jurisdictions or specific areas as specified in the program's NOFO.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5430 - Unlocking Value and Opportunities from Carbon Flows in Water Utilities

Grant Information

• Identify carbon flows across drinking water, stormwater, wastewater, and advanced treatment systems. Carbon flows may include source water, stormwater, process emissions, process inputs, residuals, and biogas.
• Identify the most relevant carbon recovery, capture, conversion, storage, and avoidance opportunities.
• Evaluate value creation pathways, including products, avoided costs, and environmental attributes, and mechanisms and partnerships needed to put them into practice.
• Assess how opportunities vary across system types and local contexts by focusing on more common scenarios for utilities.
• Provide practical, research-based insights to support identification, prioritization, evaluation, and advancement of carbon management opportunities under site-specific conditions and constraints.
• Evaluate implications for greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, environmental attribute claims, and other potential benefits across pathways.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5411 - Practical Playbook for Adaptive Utility Capital Improvement Planning Under Deep Uncertainty

Grant Information

• Assess current utility practices for incorporating adaptive or flexible decision making into capital improvement planning (CIP) at the portfolio or programmatic level.
• Identify where deep uncertainty most affects CIP decision points, including investment areas prone to lock-in or points of no return.
• Document the institutional processes, frameworks, and governance structures that have enabled utilities to embed adaptive and flexible investment strategies.
• Quantify how adaptive capital strategies compare to traditional CIP approaches in terms of lifecycle costs, rate stability, financial risk exposure, and avoided or deferred capital investments across a range of plausible future conditions.
• Establish practical criteria to help utilities determine which types of capital investments are well suited for adaptive approaches.
• Develop a practitioner-focused playbook that equips utilities to apply adaptive CIP in practice, including case studies, decision trees, trigger points, vulnerability assessment tools, financial and risk insights, and governance guidance.
• Produce tiered recommendations that allow utilities to adopt adaptive CIP practices incrementally.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5418 - Optimizing PFAS Treatment Systems for Multi-contaminant Removal and Operational Benefits

Project Objectives

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5426 - Investigation of Non-Point Sources of PFAS in Sewersheds and Potential Mitigation Strategies

Grant Information

Evaluate the impact of non-point or dispersed sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the sewershed (including PFAS-contaminated groundwater infiltration) on PFAS mass loading to wastewater treatment plants.

Assess how PFAS loading from non-point or dispersed sources of PFAS in the sewershed may affect treatment efficiency and reuse water quality.

Improve understanding of PFAS precursor contributions.

Identify potential strategies to mitigate PFAS loading from non-point or disbursed sources of PFAS in the sewershed.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5416 - Innovative Approaches to Extend Lifetime and Minimize O&M for Nature-based Installations

Grant Information

• Identify and evaluate innovative design, construction, and management approaches that extend the functional lifetime of nature-based installations and reduce ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) requirements.
• Develop practical guidance on key factors affecting nature-based solution (NbS) longevity, including hydraulic optimization, engineered media selection and replacement, plant selection, sediment management, and construction-phase best practices.
• Survey utilities and other NbS owners to document current maintenance practices, costs, and hours, and establish benchmarks to inform targets for improvement.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5415 - Guidelines to Develop Best-In-Class Maintenance Strategies for Vertical Assets

Grant Information

• Develop a clear understanding of the background and benefits associated with implementing well-rounded maintenance strategies for vertical assets.
• Develop a structured approach to identify and implement best-in-class maintenance strategies for vertical assets that improve reliability, increase asset availability, reduce unplanned work and emergency shutdowns, support the transition from reactive to proactive maintenance, and minimize total lifecycle cost.
• Apply leading practices such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and cutting-edge technologies and analytics to vertical assets.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5429 - Bioavailability and Transformation of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Across WRRFs

Project Objectives

• Survey and characterize dissolved organic nitrogen and phosphorus (DON/DOP) concentrations and speciation across North American wastewater facilities, including but not limited to influent, secondary effluent, tertiary effluent, digester supernatant, thermal hydrolysis process (THP) centrate, autothermal thermophilic digestion (ATAD) sidestreams, and dewatering recycle streams.
• Understand the dynamics of DON/DOP in effluent, including quantifying the bioavailable fraction of DON/DOP in different relevant process streams, evaluating their transformation into nitrogenous disinfection by-product (N-DBP) precursors, determining bio-uptake rates representative of receiving water conditions, and measuring the timescale for biodegradation in receiving waters.

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advancing the science of water ®

Who We Are

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. WRF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization that funds, manages, and publishes research on the technology, operation, and management of drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and stormwater systems—all in pursuit of ensuring water quality and improving water services to the public.

5427 - Advancing Actionable Climate Resilience Metrics for Water Supply Planning

Grant Information

• Catalog existing performance metrics that consistently drive water utility operational and capital decisions, assess their applicability to support future resilience-based decision making under nonstationary climate conditions, and identify adjustments or alternative metrics needed to support forward-looking, resilience-based decision making for water utilities.
• Determine the appropriate level of climate resilience analysis needed to evaluate and apply climate resilience metrics, with requirements scaled based on metric sensitivity to climate change, decision context, and utility characteristics.
• Develop guidance to integrate climate resilience metrics into planning and decision processes.

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We help shelters and rescue groups save pets.

Saving pets. Together.

The Petfinder Foundation has been helping animal shelters and rescue groups since 2003. We are the ONLY national organization that does nothing but give cash and product grants to adoption groups.

Operation Grant

Grants vary depending on the organization’s need to support the number of adoptable pets listed on Petfinder and are awarded on a monthly basis throughout the year until all funds are depleted.

Single Ventricle Research Fund (SVRF)

Our flagship funding program — the Single Ventricle Research Fund (SVRF) — is an annual research award program that supports foundational studies aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with single ventricle heart disease. By addressing the organ- and multi-organ-level complications and clinical sequelae that drive long-term morbidity and mortality, the SVRF seeks to close critical gaps in understanding and treatment, and accelerate progress toward better, more predictive, and preventative care.

In its sixth cycle, the SVRF welcomes foundational research that is directly relevant to improving outcomes for individuals with single ventricle heart disease.

What Fits

Through the SVRF, Additional Ventures aims to accelerate foundational research that will lead to improved care and new therapeutic opportunities grounded in a mechanistic understanding of single ventricle heart disease.

The 2027 SVRF welcomes research aligned with the focus areas and strategic topics described in the Additional Ventures’ 2026 Research Roadmap. We are particularly interested in proposals that seek to elucidate the mechanisms underlying, prevent, or reverse the interrelated organ- and multi-organ-level sequelae that contribute to long-term morbidity and mortality.

Eligible investigators include postdoctoral fellows or equivalents holding a mentored position. Collaborative proposals will not be accepted through this track.

Ohio Department of Development

Empowering communities to succeed.

That’s the mission statement for the Ohio Department of Development, and it’s what we work toward every day. Our values fit that mission statement. We strive to be:

• Bold
• Diverse
• Responsive
• Solution-focused

Our work is aimed at helping Ohio businesses, communities, and individuals thrive. We know that Ohio is the best state to live, learn, work, innovate, and play, and we strive to improve on that every day. Our programs and employees can have an impact on the lives of many Ohioans, and we take that responsibility to heart. 

Roadwork Development Grant (629) Program

The Roadwork Development Grant Program (“629 Program”) was created to promote economic development, business expansion and job creation by providing roadwork improvement funding for eligible projects in the State of Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Development 629 Program provides grants to local jurisdictions with an economic development project to assist them with eligible public roadwork improvement costs. A secondary goal of the 629 Program is working with employers benefiting from the public roadwork improvement to create new jobs or preserve existing employment opportunities in the State of Ohio.

Ohio Department of Development

Empowering communities to succeed.

That’s the mission statement for the Ohio Department of Development, and it’s what we work toward every day. Our values fit that mission statement. We strive to be: Bold, Diverse, Responsive and Solution-focused.

Our work is aimed at helping Ohio businesses, communities, and individuals thrive. We know that Ohio is the best state to live, learn, work, innovate, and play, and we strive to improve on that every day. Our programs and employees can have an impact on the lives of many Ohioans, and we take that responsibility to heart.

Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program

The Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program is designed to provide grants for the demolition of commercial and residential buildings and revitalization of surrounding properties on sites that are not Brownfields.

Grant Application Tracks

Eligible applicants may select either a: Commercial Demolition Track or Residential Demolition Track 

Residential Demolition Track 

The maximum residential application request is $500,000. 

Blighted, vacant or abandoned residential buildings on sites that are not brownfields are eligible properties.  

[A “brownfield” is defined as an abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial, commercial, or institutional property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by known or potential releases of hazardous substances or petroleum. The contamination to be remediated at a brownfield site is required at the subsurface level.] 

Ohio Department of Development

Empowering communities to succeed.

That’s the mission statement for the Ohio Department of Development, and it’s what we work toward every day. Our values fit that mission statement. We strive to be: Bold, Diverse, Responsive and Solution-focused.

Our work is aimed at helping Ohio businesses, communities, and individuals thrive. We know that Ohio is the best state to live, learn, work, innovate, and play, and we strive to improve on that every day. Our programs and employees can have an impact on the lives of many Ohioans, and we take that responsibility to heart.

Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program

The Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program is designed to provide grants for the demolition of commercial and residential buildings and revitalization of surrounding properties on sites that are not Brownfields.

Grant Application Tracks

Eligible applicants may select either a: Commercial Demolition Track or Residential Demolition Track 

Commercial Demolition Track

The maximum residential application request is $2,500,000. 

Blighted, vacant or abandoned commercial buildings on sites that are not brownfields are eligible properties.  

[A “brownfield” is defined as an abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial, commercial, or institutional property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by known or potential releases of hazardous substances or petroleum. The contamination to be remediated at a brownfield site is required at the subsurface level.] 

Eligible commercial properties include buildings that were zoned and/or used for retail, office, manufacturing, industrial, industrial warehousing, institutional, multi-family residential units, or other non-residential or mixed-use (meaning any mix of these uses or a mix of residential and commercial uses) purposes.  

Structures that are affixed to the land and that were used for either commercial or residential uses can participate.   

Ohio Department of Health

The Ohio Department of Health’s mission is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans by transforming the state’s public health system through unique partnerships and funding streams; addressing the community conditions and inequities that lead to disparities in health outcomes; and implementing data-driven, evidence-based solutions.

Ohio Pediatric/Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line (OPPAL) Competitive Solicitation

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Bureau of Maternal, Child, and Family Health announces the availability of funds for Children’s Hospitals and Perinatal Psychiatry experts to apply for the Ohio Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line (OPPAL) (OP27) grant. The program focuses on improving the diagnosis, treatment, and referral of behavioral health conditions in youth and perinatal populations. OP27 will support the peer-to-peer consultations from child and adolescent psychiatrists to pediatricians, family medicine and other primary care providers across Ohio. A supplemental funding opportunity is available for Perinatal Psychiatry experts to expand OPPAL to include perinatal psychiatry consultation.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) develops and supervises the state's public assistance, workforce development, unemployment insurance program, adult protective services, and child support programs. ODJFS strategies ensure the most efficient, effective delivery of services and programs through seamless alignment with, and support of, the Governor's priorities.

On-the-Job-Training

On-the-Job Training is a federally-funded program that helps employers hire and train individuals for long-term employment. 

Employers can get...

• Help recruiting, pre-screening and hiring new employees
• Help developing a workforce trained in the skills they need to thrive
• Reimbursement for a percentage of the trainee’s regular wages during the training period.

Benefits to Employers

• Reimbursement of training costs
• Training tailored to employers’ needs
• Increased productivity
• Higher retention rates

Key Features

• Reimbursement of up to 50 percent of trainee wages during the training period
• The training period is based on the trainee’s skills, up to six months.
• Easy process, with minimal paperwork
• Not limited to specific job types

On-the-Job-Training Requirements

• Each individual must be assessed and found eligible and suitable by the local OhioMeansJobs center before they are hired.

• The employer commits to hire and retain the individual if the individual completes a satisfactory training period.

• Employers must offer the same treatment and compensation that they offer to workers in the same or similar positions.

• Employers must not have laid off workers from the same or similar positions or use On-the-Job Training to displace current workers or reduce their hours, wages or benefits.

Ohio Water Development Authority

The Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) provides financial assistance for environmental infrastructure from the sale of municipal revenue bonds through loans to local governments in Ohio and from the issuance of industrial revenue bonds for qualified conduit projects in Ohio.

Emergency Relief Program

For What: Relief from Construction Repayments of Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Infrastructure

Purpose

For short-term relief from OWDA loan repayments so communities can use their repayment funds to recover from damages to their water, wastewater and solid waste infrastructure resulting from a federal or state declared emergency; OR

For construction of infrastructure to provide water and wastewater services to individual homes relocated due to mine subsidence. 

Grant Amount

• Maximum of 2 semi-annual OWDA loan repayments can be made on behalf of qualifying communities for damages due to a declared federal or state disaster.
• $25,000 per household to re-establish water and sewer services after being relocated from an area of mine subsidence. 

Disbursement

• Applied directly at the time of semi-annual billing for damages due to a declared federal or state disaster OR
• After submission of detailed expenses to re-establish water and sewer services. 
• Disbursement Request: OWDA Chief Engineer 

See the program guidlines for further information.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Mission: To ensure a balance between the wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all.

About H2Ohio

H2Ohio is Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s statewide water quality initiative designed to address complex issues impacting Ohio’s waters. Launched in 2019, H2Ohio uses a comprehensive approach guided by science and data to reduce algal blooms, stop pollution, and improve access to clean drinking water by supporting best farming practices, road salt runoff reduction, litter cleanup, dam removal, land conservation, and water infrastructure revitalization.

H2Ohio Healthy Rivers Livery Grant

The H2Ohio Healthy Rivers Livery Grant promotes clean water and rivers across Ohio. The program supports livery owners in removing trash from rivers and addressing long-standing cleanup needs. The grant supports up to $10,000 in costs to clean up Ohio’s rivers and streams. 

Livery owners and their staff spend countless hours on their home waters supporting healthy use of Ohio’s natural resources. They know the trash cleanup needs of their river. Many sponsor cleanups and sweeps but are often unable to handle larger trash types or host enough volunteers to manage their litter problems. This program will boost their efforts.

All grant expenditures and cost share contributions must occur during the program period.

JobsOhio

We are your economic development partner in Ohio, and it’s our job to provide you with the expertise, resources, and assistance your business needs to grow bigger and succeed faster.

We provide businesses in our key industry sectors with world-class customer service and connect them with sites, talent, and incentives to ensure they meet their growth goals and timelines.

Revitalization Grant Fund

The JobsOhio Revitalization Program (Loan and) Grant Fund is designed to support the acceleration of redeveloping sites in Ohio.

Job Creation

Revitalization projects typically retain and/or create at least 20 jobs at a wage rate commensurate with the local market. Priority will be given to job creation and retention projects within JobsOhio targeted industry sectors, those making additional capital investment beyond remediation and redevelopment, and/or projects with wages higher than the average local wage rate.

Remediation Projects

For environmental remediation grants a No Further Action letter issued by an Ohio Certified Professional is typically required for projects where long-term engineering controls are necessary on the site. In certain circumstances, JobsOhio may require a Covenant Not to Sue from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, depending on the project and site characteristics.

Available Funding: JobsOhio Revitalization Grants

Eligibility–Typically coupled with Revitalization Loans and provided to fill funding gaps where remediation costs exceed the anticipated net gain in land and improvement value, making successful redevelopment unfeasible. Funds are available only to projects where job creation will begin within a negotiated period not to exceed 5 years.

Amount–Typically up to $1 million

JobsOhio

We are your economic development partner in Ohio, and it’s our job to provide you with the expertise, resources, and assistance your business needs to grow bigger and succeed faster.

We provide businesses in our key industry sectors with world-class customer service and connect them with sites, talent, and incentives to ensure they meet their growth goals and timelines.

Revitalization Grant Fund

The JobsOhio Revitalization Program (Loan and) Grant Fund is designed to support the acceleration of redeveloping sites in Ohio.

Phase II Assessment Fund

The JobsOhio Revitalization Program Phase II Assessment Fund is designed to assist in the review of potential environmental risks on sites where redevelopment for job creation or retention is likely to occur. Demonstrations of redevelopment readiness might include end user interest in the site, locations that are attractive to JobsOhio targeted industry projects, areas already undergoing redevelopment with other nearby job creation momentum, market studies, and the like.

Job Creation

The project must demonstrate that job creation or retention is highly likely if environmental risks can be understood and addressed. Priority will be given to job creation and retention projects within JobsOhio targeted industry sectors.

Eligible Costs

Phase II services including environmental testing, lab fees, and work completed by certified professionals for completion of a Voluntary Action Program or American Society for Testing and Materials Phase II environmental property assessment.

JobsOhio will provide grant funding up to $200,000 per approved project, provided on a reimbursement basis.

Ohio Department of Public Safety 

The Ohio Department of Public Safety (“ODPS”) strives to fulfill its mission to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws, and preserve the safety and well-being of all citizens with the most cost-effective and service-oriented methods available.

Motorcycle Ohio

To provide an affordable motorcycle rider training course to reduce fatalities and injuries on Ohio’s roadways through the three major components: rider education, public information campaigns, and licensing improvement.

Motorcycle Ohio Grant Funding to Conduct Motorcycle Rider Training

Established through the Ohio Revised Code, the motorcycle safety and education program has trained over 100,000 riders since its establishment in 1988. While focused at providing training for minors who are required to complete the course to be eligible to receive a license, the program is available to anyone wanting to learn to operate a motorcycle or improve their riding skills. The Motorcycle Ohio (MO) program, under the direction of the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS), is announcing opportunities for government agencies and not-for-profit organizations to offer certified motorcycle rider training.

Priority will be given to applicants serving areas of the state with the demonstrated greatest training needs, as identified by OTSO/MO.

Reimbursement Only Policy

The Motorcycle Ohio training grant operates on a reimbursement basis. Grantees must first incur and pay the cost for approved budget items before requesting reimbursement. Appropriate and accurate documentation will be required for each expense. 

The ROSES 2025 program is focused on enhancing the scientific and technical readiness of key Decadal Survey investigations in heliophysics, specifically 'Links' and 'Solar Polar'. It aims to support research that aligns with the 2024 Heliophysics Decadal Survey's goals by identifying completable science objectives. Proposals should include innovative mission architecture and science objectives, while leveraging existing capabilities of heliophysics missions, without soliciting specifications for observations or instrumentation.

The OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements program aims to bolster the effectiveness of juvenile justice systems across the nation. By targeting high-cost drivers of crime and enhancing youth outcomes, this initiative encourages states and localities to develop strategic solutions. Applicants are invited to identify challenges within their systems and prioritize resource allocation for measurable improvements, ultimately aiming to prevent crime and improve operations within the juvenile justice framework.

The OJJDP FY 2026 Family Treatment Court Program aims to support state and local courts, as well as Tribal governments, in establishing or enhancing family treatment courts. These courts are designed to provide substance use treatment and other supportive services for parents involved with the child welfare system due to issues like child abuse or neglect. By focusing on intensive judicial monitoring and interventions, the program seeks to improve outcomes for children, parents, and families affected by substance use disorders.

The OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment program aims to enhance support for youth facing substance use and mental health challenges. This funding opportunity focuses on community-based treatment initiatives that cater to youths with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health conditions. By fostering cross-system strategies, the program seeks to improve outcomes for at-risk youth and reduce recidivism through better access to necessary treatment services.

The BJA FY 2026 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Formula Grants Program aims to enhance the capacity of state, local, and tribal governments in providing residential substance use disorder treatment for incarcerated individuals. This funding opportunity supports evidence-based treatment, aids in reintegration into society, and promotes continuity of care through community-based recovery services, ultimately improving outcomes for those with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

The OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children On-Line Child Protection System (ICACCOPS) funding opportunity aims to enhance and maintain critical investigative tools for child exploitation cases. ICACCOPS provides a robust IT infrastructure to support data services, network security, and management tools for law enforcement. This initiative strengthens the efforts of the national network of ICAC Task Forces, which are dedicated to combating technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation across the United States.