Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention (16.752)
Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention (Assistance Listing 16.752) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $28.3 million in 43 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $658,954 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $374,995. Half of the 43 awards fell between $315,033 and $419,994, and they ranged from $112,934 to $6.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$28.3 million
- Grant awards43
- Typical award$374,995
- Awarded in FY 2025-$256,901
- Size rank1197 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1197th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 97% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 15 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Improve the capacity of the justice system to prevent economic, high-tech, white collar, and internet crime. Program goal(s) description: Provide in-person, online, virtual, on-demand trainings and other resources to law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges on current and emerging threats related to white-collar and cyber-enabled crimes. Program objective(s) name: Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention training Program objective(s) description: Deliver specialized training in digital forensics, cyber investigations, and financial crime detection to thousands of criminal justice practitioners annually; provide technical assistance to criminal justice practitioners for criminal cases, including identifying, seizing, and analyzing digital evidence, analyzing financial records, chain-of-custody, expert witness testimony, and prosecutorial strategy; develop and update curricula addressing emerging issues, new technologies, trends, and other identified training needs and maintain an online repository of resources on emerging technology related to criminal activity and cyber safety.
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
Varies. See the current fiscal year’s solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention (16.752) awarded$28.3 million across 43 grant awards, an average of $658,954 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW3C, Inc. | Virginia | 2 | $11.7 million |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | 3 | $2.5 million |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Wisconsin | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | 3 | $1.6 million |
| County of Los Angeles | California | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | 1 | $884,742 |
| City of Los Angeles | California | 3 | $864,251 |
| North Carolina Secretary of State | North Carolina | 3 | $842,860 |
| District Attorney | Oklahoma | 2 | $775,000 |
| New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety | New Jersey | 3 | $698,122 |
| City of Austin | Texas | 2 | $677,298 |
| City of Houston | Texas | 2 | $627,979 |
| City of New York Police Department | New York | 2 | $600,374 |
| Department of State Police Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 2 | $502,118 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | Texas | 1 | $440,000 |
| County of Cook | Illinois | 1 | $375,000 |
| County of Suffolk | New York | 1 | $374,995 |
| Multnomah County | Oregon | 1 | $374,986 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 1 | $340,000 |
| Attorney General's Office, Mississippi | Mississippi | 1 | $335,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 41% of the money, state and local governments 32% and colleges and universities 26%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 2 | $11.7 million | 41% |
| State and local governments | 30 | $9.1 million | 32% |
| Colleges and universities | 10 | $7.2 million | 26% |
| Other | 1 | $301,034 | 1.1% |
By state
8 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 | $11.7 million |
| New York | 6 | $3.5 million |
| California | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Texas | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Indiana | 3 | $1.6 million |
| New Jersey | 4 | $1.0 million |
| North Carolina | 3 | $842,860 |
| Illinois | 2 | $715,000 |
| Oregon | 2 | $665,054 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $502,118 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $335,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $323,365 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $136,334 |