Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve

CFDA 16.321 Active Grant
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding
$23.1M FY2025
$14.8M
FY24
$23.1M
FY25

Program Objective

Program goal(s) name: Provide emergency support for victims of domestic and international crime
Program goal(s) description: Ensure that victims and survivors of domestic mass violence and domestic and international terrorism incidents receive support to begin the healing process—physically, emotionally, and financially.
Program objective(s) name: Support victims with services and reimbursements
Program objective description: Support eligible victims of criminal mass violence and terrorism with appropriate services and/or reimburse eligible victims for expenses defined under AEAP and ITVERP related to their victimization.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Other

How to Apply

Award Procedure

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 120 to 180 days

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.

Program details & compliance

Description

Provides help to victims of terrorism and criminal mass violence within the United States and abroad primarily by funding immediate and direct services and providing reimbursement for expenses associated with the victimization.

Mission Categories

Primary: Victim Services

Reporting & Compliance

Audit Required
Yes — Determined at Time of Award
Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Office of Justice Programs
(202) 305-2117
Office of Justice Programs Department of Justice 999 N Capital Street NE, Washington, DC 20531
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-02-17. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-28 07:27:37.