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Tribal Youth Program (16.731)

Also known as (TYP)

Tribal Youth Program (Assistance Listing 16.731) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $50.2 million in 133 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $377,533 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $444,122. Half of the 133 awards fell between $99,556 and $500,000, and they ranged from $18,333 to $6.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

Program goal(s) name: Improve outcomes for tribal youth Program goal(s) description: Improve services for youth at risk for and/or involved in the justice system and improve tribal juvenile justice systems. Program objective(s) name: Improve prevention, intervention, treatment programs and services for tribal youth. Program objective(s) description: Plan, implement, and/or expand services for youth at risk for and/or involved in the justice system and improve tribal juvenile justice systems that include prevention, intervention, and treatment programs and services for youth.

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

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.

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, Tribal Youth Program (16.731) awarded $50.2 million across 133 grant awards, an average of $377,533 per award.

Top states: California ($13.7 million), Alaska ($8.6 million), Oklahoma ($4.0 million), Washington ($3.6 million), Michigan ($2.8 million), Montana ($2.1 million), Minnesota ($2.0 million), Wisconsin ($1.9 million), Oregon ($1.5 million), Arizona ($1.5 million).

Who usually wins

Tribal governments and organizations received 74% of the money, nonprofits 25% and colleges and universities 0.8%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Tribal governments and organizations123$37.4 million74%
Nonprofits9$12.5 million25%
Colleges and universities1$375,0000.8%

By state

12 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California22$13.7 million
Alaska25$8.6 million
Oklahoma16$4.0 million
Washington11$3.6 million
Michigan6$2.8 million
Montana9$2.1 million
Minnesota6$2.0 million
Wisconsin6$1.9 million
Oregon3$1.5 million
Arizona3$1.5 million
Nebraska3$1.5 million
New York2$1.0 million
Idaho2$999,501
New Mexico4$870,304
Kentucky1$600,000
South Dakota2$585,000
Louisiana3$580,000
Mississippi1$508,245
Nevada1$497,245
North Dakota1$438,332
Florida1$416,030
South Carolina1$416,030
Maine1$100,000
Utah1$33,333
Virginia1$18,750

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