Justice Reinvestment Initiative (16.827)
Justice Reinvestment Initiative (Assistance Listing 16.827) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $123 million in 74 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. 2 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $983,445. Half of the 74 awards fell between $662,768 and $1.2 million, and they ranged from $110,599 to $15.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$123 million
- Grant awards74
- Typical award$983,445
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.0 million
- Size rank747 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $17.8 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 747th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 77% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 32 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Improve criminal and/or juvenile justice system efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ensure sustainability of efforts. Program goal(s) description: Improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of criminal and/or juvenile justice system operations by implementing targeted solutions to identified high-cost drivers of crime and other public safety and/or justice system challenges and measure processes and outcomes to ensure solutions are effective, efficient, and sustainable. Program objective(s) name: Reallocate resources based on data o support effective and measurable crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts and improved youth outcomes. Program objective(s) description: Improve criminal and juvenile justice system operations and public safety through a reallocation of resources and alignment of policies and practices to support effective and measurable crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts and improved youth outcomes; enhance coordinated crime reduction efforts through improved data sharing and analysis between/across key criminal and/or juvenile justice and related agencies; and conduct ongoing measurement and assessment of solutions/changes for continuous quality improvement.
Open opportunities
- OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System Enhancements
- BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
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
See the current fiscal year’s NOFO available at the Office of Justice Programs web site https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Justice Reinvestment Initiative (16.827) awarded$123 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 62% of the money, state and local governments 36% and businesses 1.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 18 | $76.5 million | 62% |
| State and local governments | 54 | $43.7 million | 36% |
| Businesses | 1 | $1.5 million | 1.2% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $1.2 million | 1.0% |
By state
26 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 6 | $46.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $20.9 million |
| Nebraska | 6 | $4.5 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $3.9 million |
| North Carolina | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Maryland | 3 | $3.5 million |
| New York | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Texas | 3 | $2.6 million |
| California | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Missouri | 3 | $2.4 million |
| North Dakota | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Oregon | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Michigan | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Florida | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Arkansas | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $1.8 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Washington | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Idaho | 1 | $825,716 |
| Arizona | 1 | $662,768 |
| Georgia | 1 | $662,768 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $655,628 |
| Indiana | 1 | $587,726 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $500,000 |