GRANTS · FUNDING LIBRARY
Federal and state funding your jail, police department, or sheriff’s office can put toward the FortressDMS platform — organized by funder, with the application cycle and eligible programs in one place.
Corrections and law-enforcement technology is fundable. The programs below routinely support the exact capabilities FortressDMS delivers — secure inmate communication, records and case management, evidence and body-worn-camera retention, intelligence and analytics, and re-entry / recidivism-reduction tooling. Browse by category, then jump to the deadline calendar or the program-by-program breakdown.
Funding categories
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DOJ — Byrne JAG
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is the leading source of federal criminal-justice funding to state and local agencies. Flexible: supports law-enforcement technology, corrections, and information-sharing.
Federal · BJA
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COPS Office Programs
The DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services office funds law-enforcement technology, hiring, and crime-reduction initiatives for police departments and sheriff’s offices.
Federal · COPS
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DHS Preparedness Grants
Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP & UASI) and related preparedness funds support interoperable communications, information sharing, and security technology for public-safety agencies.
Federal · DHS/FEMA
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State Corrections & LE Grants
State administering agencies (SAAs) pass through federal formula funds and run state-appropriated programs for jails, detention, and local law enforcement.
State · SAA
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Re-Entry & Recidivism
Second Chance Act and related BJA programs fund re-entry, case management, and family-contact initiatives shown to reduce recidivism — a strong fit for IPS communication and offender-portal tools.
Federal · BJA
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Justice & Mental-Health / SUD
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration and Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) programs fund screening, treatment tracking, and data systems inside jails.
Federal · BJA
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Body-Worn Camera & Evidence
The BJA Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program supports BWC deployment, storage, redaction, and retention — matching the FortressDMS BWC suite.
Federal · BJA
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Rural & Small-Agency Funding
Rural and tribal set-asides across DOJ and USDA support technology modernization for smaller sheriff’s offices and county jails that lack IT staff.
Federal · Mixed
How FortressDMS fits a grant application
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Fundable scope
Inmate communication (IPS), records/case management, BWC evidence retention, intelligence & analytics, and re-entry tools all map to allowable cost categories under the programs above.
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Ready evidence
Every module produces the audit logs, reports, and retention records reviewers ask for — useful for both the narrative and post-award reporting.
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Cycle awareness
The Grants Calendar tracks when each program typically opens so you build the budget before the NOFO drops, not after.
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Tip
Most of these programs pass through a State Administering Agency (SAA). Identify your state’s SAA first — it controls the sub-award timeline and often the local match requirement. Federal solicitation dates below are marked [verify] confirm on the funder’s site because exact NOFO windows shift each fiscal year.
Explore your options
See the typical application windows on the Grants Calendar, then review the program-by-program eligibility and fit on the Available Grants page.