Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (16.045)
Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (Assistance Listing 16.045) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $328 million in 144 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.0 million. Half of the 144 awards fell between $1.6 million and $2.0 million, and they ranged from $328,407 to $10.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$328 million
- Grant awards144
- Typical award$2.0 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$59.7 million
- Size rank474 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant, cooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 474th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 38% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 35 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Reduce violent crime and improve police-community relations. Program goal(s) description: Reduce violent crime and improve police-community relations by funding a range of cross-sector enforcement, prevention, and intervention strategies. Program objective(s) name: Prevent and reduce violent crime. Program objective description: Support law enforcement and local government efforts to reduce violent crime and increase trust between law enforcement and the community, and engage residents and stakeholders in the coordinated enforcement, prevention, and intervention strategies implemented.
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
For FY25, there will be 7 different categories of funding for site-based and TTA awards, plus a research and evaluation solicitation. The range varies but goes up to $2 million for some individual awards. The average award will vary as well.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (16.045) awarded $328 million across 144 grant awards, an average of $2.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 54% of the money, state and local governments 35% and colleges and universities 8.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 76 | $177 million | 54% |
| State and local governments | 53 | $114 million | 35% |
| Colleges and universities | 14 | $27.4 million | 8.4% |
| Businesses | 1 | $9.5 million | 2.9% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 18 | $41.3 million |
| New York | 13 | $37.0 million |
| Illinois | 10 | $28.7 million |
| New Jersey | 8 | $21.1 million |
| Virginia | 5 | $15.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $15.7 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $13.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $13.0 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $11.2 million |
| Washington | 3 | $10.0 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $9.6 million |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $9.5 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $8.9 million |
| Florida | 5 | $8.5 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $8.5 million |
| Tennessee | 4 | $7.8 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $6.7 million |
| Alabama | 3 | $6.0 million |
| Connecticut | 4 | $5.8 million |
| Georgia | 3 | $5.5 million |
| Texas | 3 | $5.4 million |
| South Carolina | 3 | $5.0 million |
| Missouri | 3 | $4.8 million |
| South Dakota | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Nebraska | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Utah | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $1.5 million |