# Delinquency Prevention Program (16.548)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-548-delinquency-prevention-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Delinquency Prevention Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $32.1 million in 61 grants, about $527,008 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Prevent and reduce youth gang involvement and youth gang violence.
Program goal(s) description: provides funding to support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects, directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies, for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation, compliance with the core requirements and overall juvenile justice system improvement efforts.
Program objective(s) name: Implement prevention and suppression strategies to decrease violence and gang involvement
Program objective(s) 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; convene a task force or working group (this may be an existing group) that meets regularly throughout the project period to identify and address service gaps and barriers and integrates funded projects with other existing state/local youth crime reduction efforts.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.0 million | 8 |
| 2022 | $9.8 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $2.1 million | 11 |
| 2024 | $12.3 million | 33 |
| 2025 | $947,501 | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | New York | $2.5 million |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Georgia | $2.5 million |
| Iowa Department of Human Rights | Iowa | $1.5 million |
| Division of Child and Family Services | Nevada | $1.5 million |
| North Dakota Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | North Dakota | $1.5 million |
| DC Office of Victim Services | District of Columbia | $1.5 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $1.0 million |
| Montana Department of Corrections | Montana | $1.0 million |
| Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware | Delaware | $1.0 million |
| Ohio Department of Youth Services | Ohio | $999,831 |
| Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Maryland | $825,000 |
| RI Department of Children Youth & Families | Rhode Island | $800,000 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government | Kentucky | $675,000 |
| Coalition for Juvenile Justice | District of Columbia | $600,000 |
| The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | California | $571,829 |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | North Dakota | $500,000 |
| Mi'Kmaq Nation | Maine | $500,000 |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Oklahoma | $500,000 |
| County of Solano | California | $500,000 |
| University of Alabama | Alabama | $480,000 |