Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Infrastructure and Implementation

Through this RFA, DCJS seeks applications to support Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) infrastructure and implementation across the state. Approximately $19.5 million is expected to be available to support proposals that aim to implement innovative strategies to increase the use of ERPOs and raise awareness of ERPOs as a tool to reduce firearm violence and save lives. Individual awards to law enforcement agencies are capped at $1.5 million per agency for the full 36-month contract period for allowable expenses fulfilling defined grant purposes and procedures. Strategies may include best practice interventions, training and coordination, and support for data collection on ERPO utilization.

Projects that support behavioral health collaborations within the impacted community are encouraged.

Only local municipal police or sheriff’s agencies in New York State, employing sworn officers with police powers are eligible to submit applications. This includes city, town, village, or tribal police departments as well as county sheriff’s offices.

Applicants will propose projects/initiatives in support of the following program/funding goal:

- Leverage best practices and effective community partnerships to expand and support the effective use of ERPOs and ERPO-adjacent activities across New York State, through a variety of initiatives coordinated by law enforcement in partnership with community stakeholders.

Applicants may apply for funding for one or more of the following supportive activities:

• Policy and Protocol Development: Drafting or revising ERPO policies; Development of internal implementation guides; Development of referral processes and Memoranda of Understanding with schools and mental health systems; Legal review of ERPO procedures
• Training: Officer and supervisor training on ERPO statutory standards, court procedures, evidence collection and documentation, and firearm surrender; Cross training with prosecutors and court staff; Civilian focused training for other ERPO petitioners (teachers, school administrators, mental health professionals, family, etc.)
• Personnel and Staff Capacity: ERPO Coordinator; Legal support staff/legal representation for the applicant agency in its capacity as ERPO petitioners, including at temporary and final ERPO hearings; Data analysts; Limited overtime for ERPO related duties
• Equipment and Technology: Data tracking tools; Secure firearm storage solutions
• Community Engagement and Collaboration: Mobile Crisis or Mobile Health Response Programming; Participation in Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Teams to integrate ERPOs into safety planning; Participation in Domestic Violence High Risk Teams (DVHRT) to integrate ERPOs into high-risk case review
• Community-based organization co-response with Law Enforcement Agency: ERPO Support Specialists; Development of informational materials and training curriculum; Awareness, communication and marketing; Community presentations; Stakeholder advisory groups and partnerships

**Applications must be received by the submission deadline on-line via the DCJS Grants Management System (GMS).** Applicants who are not registered to access GMS will need to obtain user access to respond to this Solicitation.

Questions regarding this RFA must be emailed to dcjsfunding@dcjs.ny.gov. Responses to the questions will be posted on the DCJS website on or about November 6, 2026. DCJS cannot answer substantive questions concerning this solicitation in any manner other than the e-mail method.

Applicants will be advised of award decisions via a letter of notification, which will be emailed to the address provided by the applicant in GMS. A debriefing is available to any entity that submitted an application to this solicitation who is not successful in receiving an award.

Unless otherwise modified by DCJS, the contract period for this grant opportunity will be for a thirty-six (36) month period, with two optional one-year terms, contingent upon the availability of future appropriations. Grant award agreements will be for a term of 36 months starting April 1, 2027.

Regional, or multi-agency applications with a single lead applicant are permitted. Funding under this program must supplement, not supplant, funds already allocated by the applicant for the proposed program(s). Indirect costs are not an allowable expense for governmental organizations.