Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes (16.060)

Also known as Cybercrime Grants

Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes (Assistance Listing 16.060) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $6.2 million in 12 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $515,236 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $500,000. Half of the 12 awards fell between $500,000 and $500,000, and they ranged from $382,835 to $800,000.

Key findings

What the program funds

To assist law enforcement with the prevention, prosecution, and enforcement of cybercrime against individuals.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Who can apply

States, Tribal governments, or units of local government

What the money can and cannot pay for

The program has 10 enumerated purpose areas relating to prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes.

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.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes (16.060) awarded $6.2 million across 12 grant awards, an average of $515,236 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
AequitasDistrict of Columbia1$800,000
Tennessee Department of Finance and AdministrationTennessee1$500,000
Attorney General Nevada Office ofNevada1$500,000
County of UlsterNew York1$500,000
Fayetteville, City ofNorth Carolina1$500,000
St. Louis County, MissouriMissouri1$500,000
Prevention of Domestic Violence, New York State Office for theNew York1$500,000
Puerto Rico Department of JusticePuerto Rico1$500,000
Sarpy, County ofNebraska1$500,000
Department of State Police MichiganMichigan1$500,000
Iowa State Department of JusticeIowa1$500,000
County of WyomingWest Virginia1$382,835

Top states: New York ($1.0 million), District of Columbia ($800,000), Iowa ($500,000), Michigan ($500,000), Missouri ($500,000), North Carolina ($500,000), Nebraska ($500,000), Nevada ($500,000), Puerto Rico ($500,000), Tennessee ($500,000).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 87% of the money, nonprofits 13%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments11$5.4 million87%
Nonprofits1$800,00013%

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is New York.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
New York2$1.0 million
District of Columbia1$800,000
Iowa1$500,000
Michigan1$500,000
Missouri1$500,000
North Carolina1$500,000
Nebraska1$500,000
Nevada1$500,000
Puerto Rico1$500,000
Tennessee1$500,000
West Virginia1$382,835

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.