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NOW OPEN:
The FY26 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program funding opportunities
will close on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 4:59 PM ET.*
*IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline.
STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.
GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026 (4:59 PM ET).
STEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.
JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026 (4:59 PM ET).
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar
The COPS Office will be hosting a webinar for potential LEMHWA applicants on
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 1:00pm EST.
Please click here to register for the webinar.
ABOUT LEMHWA
The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program furthers the Administration priority of supporting the mental health and wellness of law enforcement officers and their families. Through the LEMWHA program, the Department of Justice will fund the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers and their families through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, stress reduction, clinical support, and other promising practices for wellness programs.
This goal will be achieved by:
- Increasing law enforcement agency capacity to provide mental health and wellness training and resources for employees of law enforcement agencies and their families.
- Increasing law enforcement agency capacity to implement peer support networks for crisis and non-crisis circumstances.
- Increasing law enforcement agency capacity to create a culture of wellness by supporting the implementation of mental health education and development of resources
The FY26 LEMHWA program has three funding opportunity:
- Start-up LEMHWA Implementation Projects - The goal of this program is to provide support to law enforcement agencies that do not have established law enforcement–specific mental health and wellness program¬ming. These funds will serve as start-up costs to support the development of new mental health and wellness service and programming.
- Enhanced LEMHWA Implementation Projects - The goal of this program is to provide support for law enforcement agencies that have current wellness programs in place and are seeking to enhance or expand upon those exist¬ing wellness programs.
- LEMHWA Community of Practice Initiative - The goal of this program is to fund a provider that will create a support network for LEMHWA grantees that includes peer support and technical assistance through the development and facilitation of an innovative forum where grantees can learn from their peers and share promis¬ing practices. The forum should be responsive and adaptive to the needs of the LEMHWA grantees.
LEMHWA FUNDING SUBCATEGORIES
Start-up LEMHWA Implementation Projects
Law Enforcement Agencies
State Law Enforcement Agencies
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and their Public Agencies
Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies
Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority for their jurisdiction. Agencies that respond only to certain types of crimes, such as statewide investigative agencies, or only to crimes occurring within correctional institutions, are ineligible. Proposed projects can serve a group of agencies, but only one agency can submit the application.
State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official. For additional information, please see the appendices in the FY26 CHP Application Resource Guide.
Applicants that have received previous LEMHWA funding are not eligible for this program.
For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.
Enhancing LEMHWA Implementation Projects
Law Enforcement Agencies
State Law Enforcement Agencies
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and their Public Agencies
Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies
Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority for their jurisdiction. Agencies that respond only to certain types of crimes, such as statewide investigative agencies, or only to crimes occurring within correctional institutions, are ineligible. Proposed projects can serve a group of agencies, but only one agency can submit the application.
State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official. For additional information, please see the appendices in the FY26 CHP Application Resource Guide.
For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.
LEMHWA Community of Practice Initiative
For Profit (Commercial) Organizations
Non-Profit Organizations
Institutions of Higher Education
Community Groups
Faith-Based Organizations
Local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority for their jurisdiction. Agencies that respond only to certain types of crimes, such as statewide investigative agencies, or only to crimes occurring within correctional institutions, are ineligible. Proposed projects can serve a group of agencies, but only one agency can submit the application.
State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official. For additional information, please see the appendices in the FY26 CHP Application Resource Guide.
Applicants that have received previous LEMHWA funding are not eligible for this program.
For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.
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