Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE (16.828)
Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE (Assistance Listing 16.828) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $18.7 million in 24 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $780,673 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $750,000. Half of the 24 awards fell between $700,000 and $794,526, and they ranged from $524,874 to $2.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$18.7 million
- Grant awards24
- Typical award$750,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$474,997
- Size rank1,334 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $3.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $474,997 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1334th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 99% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 12 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Reduce recidivism Program goal(s) description: Improve community supervision agencies’ operational capacity to reduce recidivism and violent crime. Program objective(s) name: Community supervision improvement Program objective(s) description: Improve effective supervision strategies, such as by implementing best practices that incorporate key swift, certain, and/or fair principles, and focus resources on individuals at high risk of recidivating and at higher risk of committing violence.
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 amount up to $800,000 per award.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE (16.828) awarded $18.7 million across 24 grant awards, an average of $780,673 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Dekalb County Government | Illinois | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole Firstnet | Alabama | 2 | $1.5 million |
| County of Hamilton, Ohio | Ohio | 1 | $900,000 |
| Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts | Illinois | 1 | $900,000 |
| City of New York - Mayors Office of Criminal Justice | New York | 1 | $899,995 |
| El Paso, County of | Texas | 1 | $800,000 |
| Department of Probation Parole & Pardon South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | $792,701 |
| County of Summit | Ohio | 1 | $792,177 |
| City of Las Vegas | Nevada | 1 | $790,681 |
| City of New Orleans | Louisiana | 1 | $788,875 |
| County of Muskegon | Michigan | 1 | $750,000 |
| Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court | Ohio | 1 | $750,000 |
| Lafourche Sheriffs Office | Louisiana | 1 | $749,022 |
| Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department | Texas | 1 | $740,895 |
| Monroe County | New York | 1 | $700,000 |
| Iowa Department of Corrections | Iowa | 1 | $700,000 |
| Van Buren County Offices | Michigan | 1 | $700,000 |
| County of Logan | Ohio | 1 | $635,000 |
| Judiciary Courts of Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky | 1 | $627,878 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 83% of the money, colleges and universities 13%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 21 | $15.5 million | 83% |
| Colleges and universities | 2 | $2.5 million | 13% |
| Other | 1 | $749,022 | 4.0% |
By state
7 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.