Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (16.123)
Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (Assistance Listing 16.123) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $23.6 million in 41 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $576,623 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $494,230. Half of the 41 awards fell between $438,308 and $997,351, and they ranged from $82,086 to $1.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$23.6 million
- Grant awards41
- Typical award$494,230
- Awarded in FY 2025-$1.0 million
- Size rank1,260 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1260th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 83% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Prevent and reduce youth violence Program goal(s) description: Prevent youth from joining gangs, discontinue involvement in gangs, and prevent and reduce youth gang violence. Program objective(s) name: Support youth violence reduction programs Program objective description: Implement intervention strategies that prevent youth from joining gangs and help them to discontinue their involvement with gangs and violence; implement suppression strategies to address youth gang violence; reduce and sustain reductions in community youth violence, particularly gun and gang violence, and victimization; and convene a task force or working group that meets regularly to identify and address service gaps and barriers and coordinates with other existing state/local youth crime reduction efforts.
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.
Past notices
Of 3 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in May (1), June (1) and August (1).
- O-OJJDP-2022-171423: OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded Award - OJJDP FY 2021 Comprehensive Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction Program
- O-OJJDP-2021-42001: OJJDP FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Training and Technical Assistance - National Gang Center
- O-OJJDP-2021-05001: OJJDP FY 2021 Comprehensive Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction Program
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.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (16.123) awarded $23.6 million across 41 grant awards, an average of $576,623 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | Florida | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Gang Alternative, Inc. | Florida | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Baltimore, City of | Maryland | 2 | $1.1 million |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | 1 | $997,357 |
| Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 1 | $997,351 |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | $997,351 |
| Path Inc | Indiana | 1 | $997,351 |
| Justice Innovation Inc. | New York | 1 | $997,351 |
| Center for Family Services Inc | New Jersey | 1 | $997,351 |
| Unity House of Troy, Inc. | New York | 1 | $997,351 |
| Fund for the City of New York, Inc. | New York | 1 | $997,351 |
| Youth Alive | California | 1 | $997,351 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | 1 | $997,351 |
| Chris 180, Inc. | Georgia | 1 | $997,351 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 1 | $997,351 |
| Douglas County Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 | $902,285 |
| City of Los Angeles | California | 1 | $821,445 |
| Southwest Key Programs Inc | Texas | 1 | $499,997 |
| County of Cumberland | New Jersey | 1 | $499,791 |
| Educational Service District 101 | Washington | 1 | $499,288 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 55% of the money, state and local governments 28% and colleges and universities 13%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 19 | $14.1 million | 55% |
| State and local governments | 17 | $7.1 million | 28% |
| Colleges and universities | 4 | $3.5 million | 13% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $997,351 | 3.9% |
By state
6 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 | $3.4 million |
| California | 5 | $2.9 million |
| Florida | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Georgia | 3 | $1.7 million |
| New Jersey | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $997,357 |
| Colorado | 1 | $997,351 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $997,351 |
| Maryland | 2 | $912,534 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $902,285 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $720,343 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $701,831 |
| Indiana | 1 | $681,613 |
| Texas | 2 | $593,977 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $481,795 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $480,592 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $470,075 |
| Washington | 1 | $439,678 |
| Virginia | 2 | $371,726 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $230,000 |