Rural Violent Crime Initiative (16.039)
Rural Violent Crime Initiative (Assistance Listing 16.039) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $23.3 million in 55 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $424,395 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $218,728. Half of the 55 awards fell between $148,654 and $300,000, and they ranged from $7,524 to $10.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$23.3 million
- Grant awards55
- Typical award$218,728
- Awarded in FY 2025-$10,378
- Size rank1263 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant, cooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 1263rd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 77% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 28 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Reduction in rural violent crime. Program goal(s) description: Increase the capacity of rural law enforcement agencies or prosecutors’ offices to implement programming and activities that combat violent crime. Program objective(s) name: Implement specific violent crime reduction strategies and track their impact. Program objective(s) description: Develop and implement a strategy, informed by jurisdictional data, that addresses one or more violent crime challenge facing the rural community(s) served; and Track violent crime and demonstrate how efforts have resulted in violent crime reduction.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Maximum dollar amount for each award: Category 1 $200,000 Average Award amount: Category 1 $100,000 Maximum dollar amount for each award: Category 2 $600,000 Average Award amount: Category 2 $600,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rural Violent Crime Initiative (16.039) awarded$23.3 million across 55 grant awards, an average of $424,395 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Policing Institute | Virginia | 1 | $10.5 million |
| Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. | Maryland | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York | 1 | $1.0 million |
| City of Bloomfield | New Mexico | 2 | $372,464 |
| City of Faribault | Minnesota | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of La Marque | Texas | 1 | $300,000 |
| Clare County | Michigan | 1 | $300,000 |
| East Orange City of | New Jersey | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of Greeley | Colorado | 1 | $300,000 |
| White County | Arkansas | 1 | $300,000 |
| Dallas County Commission | Alabama | 1 | $300,000 |
| Dillon City of | South Carolina | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of Brawley | California | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of Passaic | New Jersey | 1 | $300,000 |
| Pueblo of Isleta | New Mexico | 1 | $300,000 |
| Sauk County | Wisconsin | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of Long Beach | New York | 1 | $300,000 |
| City of Homestead | Florida | 1 | $299,999 |
| County of Lancaster Administration Building | South Carolina | 1 | $299,955 |
| City of Buckeye | Arizona | 1 | $299,720 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 49% of the money, state and local governments 43% and businesses 6.0%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 2 | $11.5 million | 49% |
| State and local governments | 49 | $10.0 million | 43% |
| Businesses | 1 | $1.4 million | 6.0% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 2 | $450,000 | 1.9% |
| Other | 1 | $65,030 | 0.3% |
By state
3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Virginia, New York and Maryland.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 | $10.6 million |
| New York | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $1.4 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $818,474 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $749,955 |
| Colorado | 3 | $697,644 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $675,684 |
| Alabama | 3 | $639,974 |
| New Jersey | 2 | $600,000 |
| Texas | 3 | $598,708 |
| California | 3 | $594,109 |
| Florida | 2 | $569,049 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $450,000 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $354,153 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $300,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $300,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $300,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | $299,720 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $298,157 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $296,311 |
| Georgia | 2 | $291,687 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $278,730 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $148,599 |
| Nevada | 1 | $75,749 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $75,000 |
| Missouri | 1 | $57,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $49,642 |
| Ohio | 1 | $7,524 |