Grant Application Workshops

FY27 Grant Cycle

NCTCOG will conduct free, mandatory grant application workshops for agencies applying under the Office of the Governor’s (OOG) Public Safety Office (PSO) grant categories listed below.

NCTCOG’s region includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise counties. If your agency provides services outside of the NCTCOG region, a list of other Councils of Governments (COGs) is available at https://txregionalcouncil.org/regional-councils/. Applicants seeking to serve counties in other COG regions must contact the appropriate COG to obtain information on workshop requirements, policies and procedures, scoring processes, and related requirements.

NOTE:  NCTCOG is not responsible if an agency fails to attend a mandatory workshop.  It is the applicant agency’s responsibility to contact their applicable council of governments for workshop information. Funding announcements for grant categories prioritized by COGs contain the following application process instructions:

  • Applicants must contact their applicable regional council of governments (COG) regarding their application.
  • Each of Texas’ 24 COGs holds its own application planning workshops, workgroups, and/or subcommittees and facilitates application prioritization for certain programs within its region. Failure to comply with regional requirements imposed by the COG may render an application ineligible.


IMPORTANT: Applicants are strongly encouraged to review each category’s Funding Announcement to determine eligibility and confirm that proposed projects meet all applicable criteria.

  • Criminal Justice Program (Justice Assistance Grant): This funding supports projects that promote public safety, reduce crime, and improve the criminal justice system. FY27 Criminal Justice Grant Program Funding Announcement
  • General Victim Assistance Grant Program: This funding provides services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and aid them through the criminal justice process. FY27 General Victim Assistance Funding Announcement
  • Juvenile Justice and Youth Diversion Grant Program: This funding supports projects that prevent violence in and around schools and improve the juvenile justice system by providing mental health services, truancy prevention, diversion services and intervention through community-based and school programs. FY27 Juvenile Justice and Youth Diversion Funding Announcement
  • Violence Against Women Justice and Training Program: This funding supports projects that promote a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to improving the justice system's response to violent crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. FY27 Violence Against Women Justice and Training Funding Announcement


New FY27 Application Submission Requirements

The following documents must be submitted with each application in all OOG funding categories for the application to be considered complete and eligible for funding. See the Eligibility Requirements and/or Program-Specific Requirements Sections of each Funding Announcement for more details on the requirements for each attachment / certification:

  • Resolution from Governing Body – Applications from nonprofit corporations, local units of governments, and other political subdivisions must submit a fully executed resolution at time of submission.  The resolution template has also been revised; your agency’s Financial Officer’s name and/or position must now be designated in the resolution.  Resolution Template
  • CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form – Each local unit of government, and institution of higher education that operates a law enforcement agency must certify compliance with federal and state immigration enforcement requirements.  Due upon application submission.  CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances form
  • CEO/NGO Certification and Assurances Form – Each non-profit organization must certify compliance with federal and state immigration enforcement requirements.  Due upon application submission.  CEO/NGO Certification and Assurances form


IMPORTANT: Applications cannot be submitted and certified until all required documents are uploaded in eGrants.

FY27 Application Workshops

Per NCTCOG policy, attendance at a grant application workshop is mandatory for all FY27 applicants intending to submit a new, renewal, and/or non-competing continuation application in any of the funding categories listed above.

Note: If your agency plans to use a grant writer who is not an employee of the organization, at least one agency employee must also attend the workshop. Contract grant writers may not sign in on behalf of multiple agencies. Each applicant agency is required to send a staff member to comply with the mandatory attendance policy and to ensure familiarity with this region’s application and submission process.

Workshop topics include PSO application submission instructions, PSO eligibility requirements, NCTCOG local priorities, NCTCOG funding parameters, NCTCOG document submission requirements, and the NCTCOG scoring/review process.

  • All workshop sessions will be held in person at the NCTCOG offices in Arlington.
  • Each session will cover all funding categories listed above.
  • Pre-registration is required for all attendees.
  • All sessions are identical; attendees may register for the session that best fits their schedule.
  • Applicant agencies are required to attend only one session to be eligible to apply.
  • Attendance is limited to two representatives per organization.
  • A confirmation email will be sent upon successful registration.


IMPORTANT: NCTCOG will not provide workshop handouts; attendees must bring their own copies to the session. Workshop materials are linked below the registration form.

Direct all workshop questions to NCTCOG's Criminal Justice staff listed at the bottom of this page.

Workshop Materials

Coming soon

Applicants must access the eGrants grant management website at https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/Default.aspx to apply for funding.  The Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office provides grant resources here:  https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/resources

Direct questions to NCTCOG's Criminal Justice staff listed below.

All Office of the Governor funding opportunities can be found here:  https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundingopp

eGrants HelpDesk
egrants@gov.texas.gov
512-463-1919

NCTCOG Contact Information
Kelly Schmidt, Criminal Justice Program Administrator
Phone 817-608-2383
Email