Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Congressionally Recommended Awards (16.753)

Also known as Congressionally Recommended

Congressionally Recommended Awards (Assistance Listing 16.753) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $755 million in 976 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $773,570 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $500,000. Half of the 976 awards fell between $236,500 and $963,000, and they ranged from $4,000 to $7.4 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

These awards vary in nature and in scope. The Bureau of Justice Assistance does not recommend listing standard measures because they may change significantly over time depending on the nature of the projects that are funded.

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.

Past notices

Of 22 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in April (8), June (6) and February (4).

The 15 most recent of 22 closed notices under this program since 2021. Search a notice number on the search page to find any of them.

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.

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, Congressionally Recommended Awards (16.753) awarded $755 million across 976 grant awards, an average of $773,570 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Alaska Department of Public SafetyAlaska3$13.0 million
The Connie Rice Institute for Urban PeaceCalifornia2$7.6 million
City of New York Police DepartmentNew York7$7.1 million
City of MinneapolisMinnesota3$6.9 million
Calhoun County Calhoun County JustiMichigan2$6.2 million
City of HendersonNevada3$5.8 million
Vermont Department of Public SafetyVermont3$5.4 million
Department of State Police MichiganMichigan2$5.3 million
Marshall University Research CorporationWest Virginia3$5.3 million
City of StantonCalifornia1$5.0 million
Orange, County ofCalifornia1$5.0 million
Hope Center of Orange CountyCalifornia1$5.0 million
Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, IncVermont1$5.0 million
One Hundred Black Men IncNew York1$5.0 million
City of HamptonVirginia1$4.6 million
City of OmahaNebraska2$4.5 million
Louisiana State PoliceLouisiana2$4.5 million
Vermont State CollegesVermont1$4.5 million
Randolph CountyIllinois1$4.3 million
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence IncConnecticut1$4.2 million

Top states: California ($83.9 million), New York ($42.5 million), Pennsylvania ($30.0 million), Michigan ($29.1 million), Virginia ($27.0 million), Texas ($25.2 million), Florida ($25.0 million), West Virginia ($24.2 million), Maryland ($23.3 million), Louisiana ($22.5 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 69% of the money, nonprofits 21% and colleges and universities 7.7%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments665$520 million69%
Nonprofits238$162 million21%
Colleges and universities55$57.8 million7.7%
Other11$11.4 million1.5%
Tribal governments and organizations6$3.3 million0.4%
Businesses1$54,000less than 0.1%

By state

49 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
California82$83.9 million
New York49$42.5 million
Pennsylvania48$30.0 million
Michigan33$29.1 million
Virginia31$27.0 million
Texas32$25.2 million
Florida32$25.0 million
West Virginia41$24.2 million
Maryland33$23.3 million
Louisiana18$22.5 million
Minnesota22$22.0 million
Alaska9$21.6 million
Illinois35$21.6 million
Georgia27$21.6 million
Arizona20$20.6 million
Ohio37$20.2 million
Washington27$20.1 million
North Carolina34$18.4 million
Vermont11$18.4 million
Colorado31$16.9 million
Nevada18$16.0 million
Connecticut15$15.5 million
New Mexico28$14.8 million
Alabama25$14.6 million
Kansas20$13.4 million
New Jersey24$12.3 million
Mississippi11$11.9 million
Rhode Island24$11.4 million
Missouri11$11.3 million
Maine12$9.9 million
Utah6$8.1 million
Oregon12$8.0 million
Massachusetts13$8.0 million
Delaware8$7.0 million
Kentucky6$6.7 million
Hawaii11$6.7 million
Nebraska4$6.4 million
South Carolina7$6.0 million
Oklahoma3$4.7 million
U.S. Virgin Islands2$4.6 million
New Hampshire24$4.5 million
Indiana6$3.5 million
Tennessee9$3.1 million
Wisconsin6$2.7 million
Puerto Rico8$2.3 million
Arkansas3$2.1 million
Montana3$2.0 million
District of Columbia2$1.5 million
Northern Mariana Islands2$1.2 million
Iowa1$750,000

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