Indigent Defense (16.836)
Indigent Defense (Assistance Listing 16.836) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $9.1 million in 16 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $569,249 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $397,771. Half of the 16 awards fell between $372,787 and $425,202, and they ranged from $102,346 to $3.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$9.1 million
- Grant awards16
- Typical award$397,771
- Awarded in FY 2025-$206,650
- Size rank1,515 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants), project grants (discretionary)
Key findings
- It is the 1515th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 15 largest recipients received 103% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 14 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
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
varies by project
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Indigent Defense (16.836) awarded $9.1 million across 16 grant awards, an average of $569,249 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gault Center | District of Columbia | 2 | $3.8 million |
| Michigan Indigent Defense Commission | Michigan | 1 | $649,327 |
| County of Los Angeles | California | 1 | $649,326 |
| State of Maine | Maine | 1 | $425,142 |
| Office of the State Public Defender | Louisiana | 1 | $407,813 |
| Travis, County of | Texas | 1 | $403,126 |
| Pima County | Arizona | 1 | $400,000 |
| City of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1 | $400,000 |
| Public Defender Maryland Office of | Maryland | 1 | $395,542 |
| County of Hamilton, Ohio | Ohio | 1 | $392,453 |
| Committee for Public Counsel Services | Massachusetts | 1 | $392,453 |
| Judiciary Courts of the State of North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | $376,997 |
| State Appellate Defender Office | Michigan | 1 | $313,791 |
| Knox, County of | Tennessee | 1 | $290,491 |
| Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware | Delaware | 1 | $102,346 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 59% of the money, nonprofits 42%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 14 | $5.3 million | 59% |
| Nonprofits | 2 | $3.8 million | 42% |
By state
1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is District of Columbia.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2 | $3.8 million |
| Michigan | 2 | $963,118 |
| California | 1 | $649,273 |
| Maine | 1 | $425,142 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $407,813 |
| Texas | 1 | $403,126 |
| Arizona | 1 | $400,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $400,000 |
| Maryland | 1 | $395,542 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $392,453 |
| Ohio | 1 | $392,453 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $376,997 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $290,491 |
| Delaware | 1 | $102,346 |