Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Infrastructure and Implementation
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Infrastructure and Implementation supports law enforcement agencies’ training, outreach, and ERPO implementation work to reduce firearm violence and save lives in New York.
Funder: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Due Dates: October 21, 2026 (Questions) | December 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST (Applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1.5 million per agency for 36 months; up to $19.5 million total
Summary: Supports law enforcement-led projects that strengthen ERPO infrastructure, awareness, and implementation across New York State.
Key Information: Only New York local municipal police and sheriff’s agencies employing sworn officers with police powers may apply.
Description
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) funds innovative strategies to raise awareness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) and increase their appropriate, effective use to reduce firearm violence and save lives. The program supports law enforcement-led initiatives using best practices and community partnerships to strengthen implementation of New York’s ERPO law.
Supported work includes policy development, training, staffing, data collection, secure firearm storage, community outreach, and behavioral health collaborations. Projects may address suicide risk, domestic and intimate partner violence, threats of targeted or mass violence, and other appropriate circumstances. ERPO-adjacent activities include identification, filing, service, firearm removal, storage and return, tracking, and related training and referral partnerships.
