State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (16.606)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (Assistance Listing 16.606) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $434 million in 1,062 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $408,283 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $26,068. Half of the 1,062 awards fell between $8,764 and $104,603, and they ranged from $34 to $68.7 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$434 million
- Grant awards1,062
- Typical award$26,068
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank408 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceDirect payments for specified use
Key findings
- It is the 408th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 74% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 48 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Support costs incurred by incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. Program goal(s) description: Support government entities with costs related to incarceration services of undocumented criminals. Program objective(s) name: Provide payments to government entities to address costs curred related to incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. Program objective(s) description: This payment program designed to provide federal assistance to states and localities that incur certain types of costs due to the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens during a particular 12-month reporting period.
Open opportunities
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
Contact Bureau of Justice Assistance for funding information at https://bja.ojp.gov/taxonomy/term/state-criminal-alien-assistance-program-scaap
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (16.606) awarded $434 million across 1,062 grant awards, an average of $408,283 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 99% of the money, nonprofits 0.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 1,059 | $431 million | 99% |
| Nonprofits | 3 | $2.2 million | 0.5% |
By state
33 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 63 | $157 million |
| New York | 61 | $51.7 million |
| Texas | 183 | $50.9 million |
| New Jersey | 31 | $27.2 million |
| Florida | 62 | $26.9 million |
| Arizona | 21 | $15.3 million |
| Maryland | 18 | $12.4 million |
| North Carolina | 58 | $10.9 million |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | $10.1 million |
| Colorado | 37 | $9.0 million |
| Nevada | 15 | $8.0 million |
| Virginia | 52 | $6.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $4.3 million |
| Georgia | 31 | $4.1 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Oregon | 18 | $3.4 million |
| Wisconsin | 60 | $2.9 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Oklahoma | 12 | $2.6 million |
| Ohio | 11 | $2.6 million |
| Indiana | 18 | $2.5 million |
| Michigan | 27 | $2.4 million |
| Nebraska | 20 | $2.1 million |
| Illinois | 35 | $1.7 million |
| South Carolina | 18 | $1.3 million |
| Utah | 7 | $1.2 million |
| Tennessee | 12 | $1.1 million |
| Hawaii | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Kansas | 8 | $971,458 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | $795,988 |
| New Mexico | 13 | $752,933 |
| Minnesota | 22 | $696,380 |
| Idaho | 23 | $633,231 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $611,907 |
| Iowa | 14 | $520,873 |
| Arkansas | 10 | $365,096 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $286,616 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $226,876 |
| Missouri | 9 | $218,640 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $218,422 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $206,542 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $191,393 |
| Alaska | 2 | $143,720 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $86,447 |
| Maine | 6 | $77,514 |
| Montana | 2 | $66,535 |
| American Samoa | 2 | $29,995 |
| Alabama | 2 | $15,116 |