Delinquency Prevention Program (16.548)
Delinquency Prevention Program (Assistance Listing 16.548) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $32.1 million in 61 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $527,008 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $450,000. Half of the 61 awards fell between $250,000 and $500,000, and they ranged from $37,670 to $1.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$32.1 million
- Grant awards61
- Typical award$450,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$947,501
- Size rank1,163 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $7.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $947,501 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1163rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 66% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 36 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
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
Available in the OJP Program Announcement available at http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Delinquency Prevention Program (16.548) awarded $32.1 million across 61 grant awards, an average of $527,008 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 83% of the money, nonprofits 8.5% and tribes 4.7%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 41 | $26.7 million | 83% |
| Nonprofits | 14 | $2.7 million | 8.5% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 3 | $1.5 million | 4.7% |
| Colleges and universities | 2 | $730,000 | 2.3% |
| Other | 1 | $450,000 | 1.4% |
By state
11 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Georgia | 3 | $3.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $2.6 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $1.4 million |
| California | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Montana | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Maine | 2 | $950,000 |
| Missouri | 2 | $875,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $875,000 |
| Maryland | 1 | $825,000 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $800,000 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $797,000 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $675,000 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $675,000 |
| Florida | 2 | $668,000 |
| Texas | 3 | $550,000 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $500,000 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $500,000 |
| Alabama | 1 | $480,000 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $480,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $450,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $450,000 |
| Washington | 1 | $450,000 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $450,000 |
| Michigan | 2 | $205,937 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $131,000 |
| Alaska | 1 | $50,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $50,000 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $50,000 |
| Oregon | 1 | $50,000 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $37,670 |