# Indigent Defense (16.836)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-836-indigent-defense/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Indigent Defense is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $9.1 million in 16 grants, about $569,249 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Implement enhancements that improve juvenile indigent defense.
Program goal(s) description: Support organizations providing public defense services to address barriers and gaps within the juvenile justice system for indigent youth that result in safer communities, reduced recidivism, improved youth outcomes, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system.
Program objective(s) name: Ensure legal representation and provide access to resources.
Program objective(s) description: Ensure youth involved with the juvenile justice system have access to legal representation, and that entities and individuals providing juvenile indigent defense services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system have access to the resources, tools, and information necessary for legal representation.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -$228,741 | 0 |
| 2022 | $4.4 million | 11 |
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 3 |
| 2024 | $3.0 million | 4 |
| 2025 | -$206,650 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Gault Center | District of Columbia | $3.8 million |
| Michigan Indigent Defense Commission | Michigan | $649,327 |
| County of Los Angeles | California | $649,326 |
| State of Maine | Maine | $425,142 |
| Office of the State Public Defender | Louisiana | $407,813 |
| Travis, County of | Texas | $403,126 |
| Pima County | Arizona | $400,000 |
| City of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | $400,000 |
| Public Defender Maryland Office of | Maryland | $395,542 |
| County of Hamilton, Ohio | Ohio | $392,453 |
| Committee for Public Counsel Services | Massachusetts | $392,453 |
| Judiciary Courts of the State of North Carolina | North Carolina | $376,997 |
| State Appellate Defender Office | Michigan | $313,791 |
| Knox, County of | Tennessee | $290,491 |
| Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware | Delaware | $102,346 |