# Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice (16.047)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-047-community-based-approaches-to-advancing-justice/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $19.3 million in 37 grants, about $520,598 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Comprehensive responses to hate crimes.
Program goal(s) description: Develop and enhance comprehensive community-based approaches to address hate crimes, speech, and incidents by promoting community awareness and preparedness, increasing victim reporting, improving prevention efforts and responses to hate crimes. Develop and enhance activities to strengthen community resiliency.
Program objective(s) name: Increase community involvement in and funding to prevent and address hate crimes.
Project objective(s) description: Invest in community-led initiatives that prevent hate crimes through conflict resolution, community empowerment, and education; Support programs that result in increased reporting of hate crimes to law enforcement or other trusted community institutions; Establish and disseminate a catalogue of various initiatives, efforts, and activities that have been implemented by communities to address hate crimes by promoting replication; Increase access to federal grant funds to prevent and address hate crimes; Increase opportunities for organizations to share lessons learned about their programs.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $3.4 million | 8 |
| 2023 | $8.2 million | 18 |
| 2024 | $7.6 million | 11 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue-U.S. | District of Columbia | $2.0 million |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | California | $2.0 million |
| Movementforward Inc | Georgia | $1.0 million |
| Mediators Beyond Borders International Unk | District of Columbia | $999,428 |
| The Working Group | California | $500,000 |
| F.O.R.G.E. Inc. | Wisconsin | $500,000 |
| Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization | Virginia | $453,438 |
| Special Service for Groups, Inc. | California | $400,000 |
| International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism | Virginia | $400,000 |
| South Asian Network, Inc. | California | $400,000 |
| Voces Unidas for Justice | Colorado | $400,000 |
| Committee of 100, Inc | New York | $400,000 |
| New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc. | New York | $400,000 |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Minnesota | $400,000 |
| Aai Foundation | District of Columbia | $400,000 |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Center | Illinois | $400,000 |
| We Are Groundswell | California | $400,000 |
| St. John's Community Health | California | $400,000 |
| New England Arab American Organization | Maine | $400,000 |
| Right to Be Inc. | New York | $400,000 |