Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

PREA Program: Strategic Support for PREA Implementation (16.735)

Also known as Prison Rape Elimination Act

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$35.5 million
• Grant awards176
• Typical award$39,835
• Awarded in FY 2025$2.3 million
• Size rank1,133 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants), project grants

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $1.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $2.3 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1133rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 84% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.

What the program funds

Program goal(s) name: Improve correctional facilities’ efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Program goal(s) description: Increase staff capacity, promote integration of PREA Standards, and achieve and maintain compliance with PREA Standards. Program objective(s) name: Provide training and improve polices procedures to implement and comply with National PREA Standards. Program objective(s) description: Develop and revise agency policies and procedures to fully incorporate the PREA Standards; Create and implement comprehensive training programs for staff, inmates, residents, and detainees on the prevention of and response to sexual abuse and harassment; Implement strategies and initiatives to establish a "zero tolerance" culture for sexual abuse within all confinement facilities; Identify and implement strategies to address specific PREA Standards and address any deficiencies identified during the audits by undergoing and completing the required corrective actions; Contract with or secure the services of one or more DOJ-certified PREA auditors to schedule and complete audits for each covered facility within the 3-year audit cycle; and Implement a system for collecting and reviewing data related to sexual victimization to support compliance efforts.

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.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

For specifics, please see the current fiscal year’s NOFO available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 64% of the money, state and local governments 36%.

By state

3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are California, District of Columbia and Massachusetts.

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