Grant Application Workshops

NCTCOG will conduct free mandatory grant application workshops for agencies applying in 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 our region, a list of other COGs can be found at the Texas Association of Regional Councils. Applicants desiring to serve counties in other COG regions MUST contact that COG to learn about their workshop requirements, policies and procedures, and scoring process.

Important: Click on each category to read its funding announcement to determine if your agency is eligible to apply and that your proposed project fits within the criteria.

Criminal Justice Grant Program (Justice Assistance Grant)
This funding supports projects that promote public safety, reduce crime, and improve the criminal justice system.

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.
New for FY26: Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) projects providing community-based drop-in centers, emergency residential placements, long-term residential placements, and/or innovative direct services will go through the NCTCOG scoring/prioritization process. See General Victim Assistance funding announcement for more details (page 7).

Juvenile Justice and Truancy Prevention 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 and intervention through community-based and school programs.

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.

Workshop Registration Information

Per NCTCOG policies, grant application workshop attendance is mandatory for all FY26 applicants wishing to submit a new application, renewal application, and/or a non-competing continuation application in the categories listed above.

If your agency anticipates using a grant writer who is not an employee of your organization, an organization employee must also attend. Furthermore, contract grant writers will not be allowed to sign in for multiple agencies they may be representing. The applicant agency is required to send a staff person to meet the mandatory attendance policy and to be clear on the submission process associated with this region.

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.

FY26 Workshops

All workshop sessions will be held in person at the NCTCOG offices in Arlington.
Each workshop session will cover all funding categories listed above.
Attendees must pre-register.
All sessions are the same; you may register for whichever session works best for you.
Applicant agencies need only attend one session to be eligible to apply.
Seating is limited to two representatives per organization.
Successful registration will result in an email confirmation.

Important: NCTCOG will not provide workshop handouts; attendees must bring handouts to their respective session. Workshop materials are available below the registration form.