Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Grant (16.824)
Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Grant (Assistance Listing 16.824) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $2.7 million in 12 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $223,383 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $125,283. Half of the 12 awards fell between $73,286 and $380,092, and they ranged from $14,708 to $1.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.7 million
- Grant awards12
- Typical award$125,283
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.3 million
- Size rank1721 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1721st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 7 largest recipients received 151% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 7 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Support Law Enforcement Program goal(s) description: Mitigate the effects of emergency situations in the affected state and local jurisdictions. Program objective(s) name: Funding to support law enforcement in responding to extraordinatry emergencies. Program objective(s) description: This program will provide funding for emergency situations in which state and local resources are inadequate to protect the lives and property of citizens and/or to enforce criminal law.
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
Award amounts will vary based on the magnitude of the law enforcement emergency and available of EFLEA program funds. See the BJA ELFEA factsheet at https://bja.ojp.gov/doc/eflea-fact-sheet.pdf
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Grant (16.824) awarded$2.7 million across 12 grant awards, an average of $223,383 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | Tennessee | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice | Louisiana | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Michigan | 3 | $657,976 |
| New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | New York | 1 | $446,781 |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Georgia | 1 | $126,888 |
| Department of Justice Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 1 | $119,384 |
| Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | Illinois | 1 | $37,661 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 12 | $2.7 million | 100% |
By state
2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Tennessee and Louisiana.