Criminal Justice Systems (19.703)
Criminal Justice Systems (Assistance Listing 19.703) is run by the Department of State. It awarded $375 million in 908 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $412,973 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $6,563. Half of the 908 awards fell between $943 and $94,725, and they ranged from $100 to $57.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$375 million
- Grant awards908
- Typical award$6,563
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.1 million
- Size rank438 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $61.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $4.1 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 438th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 84% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.
What the program funds
Increasing the operational capacity and effectiveness of federal, state, and local law enforcement to prevent, respond to, or recover from public safety threats.
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
Who can apply
Please see announcements in www.grants.gov.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Projects that expand legal training programs to enhance the ability of associations to improve the effectiveness of attorneys, prosecutors, and judicial investigators; expanding and enhancing justice institutions, anti-corruption initiatives, and access to justice; supporting a safe, secure, and humane corrections system; and providing technical assistance to fight corruption, prosecute environmental crime, and strengthen the rule of law. Please see announcements in www.grants.gov. ;
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
Range varies widely. Please see announcements in www.grants.gov.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Criminal Justice Systems (19.703) awarded$375 million across 908 grant awards, an average of $412,973 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for State Courts | Virginia | 36 | $146 million |
| American Bar Association | District of Columbia | 21 | $35.9 million |
| Strategic Capacity Group, Inc | Virginia | 33 | $29.4 million |
| Fundacion Para La Implementacion, Diseno, Evaluacion y Analisis de Politicas Publicas, A.C. | 1 | $12.0 million | |
| The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth | Texas | 1 | $9.9 million |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 3 | $8.0 million |
| Public and Private Development Centre LTD/Gte | 2 | $7.2 million | |
| Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees | 46 | $7.0 million | |
| The Asia Foundation | California | 7 | $7.0 million |
| Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. | District of Columbia | 6 | $6.8 million |
| Global Ties U.S. | District of Columbia | 1 | $5.7 million |
| Innovations for Poverty Action a Nonprofit Corp | District of Columbia | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Regionalni Dialog, Zavod Za Organizacijo Prireditev in Raziskovanje | 2 | $4.8 million | |
| University of San Diego | California | 2 | $4.6 million |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | 5 | $4.4 million |
| National Policing Institute | Virginia | 1 | $4.3 million |
| Conference of Western Attorneys General | California | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Colorado Department of Corrections | Colorado | 10 | $3.8 million |
| East-West Management Institute Inc | New York | 3 | $3.5 million |
| Florida International University | Florida | 3 | $3.4 million |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 72% of the money, colleges and universities 6.5% and state and local governments 3.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 151 | $271 million | 72% |
| Other | 131 | $63.7 million | 17% |
| Colleges and universities | 32 | $24.3 million | 6.5% |
| State and local governments | 15 | $12.7 million | 3.4% |
| Individuals | 573 | $3.3 million | 0.9% |
| Businesses | 6 | $364,164 | 0.1% |
By state
13 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 79 | $186 million |
| District of Columbia | 46 | $59.7 million |
| California | 12 | $16.2 million |
| Florida | 14 | $14.2 million |
| New York | 14 | $12.6 million |
| Texas | 10 | $10.7 million |
| Colorado | 15 | $4.2 million |
| Vermont | 7 | $3.1 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $3.1 million |
| Maryland | 9 | $3.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Georgia | 4 | $1.4 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $504,015 |
| Illinois | 12 | $316,986 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $66,733 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $49,866 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $45,496 |
| Idaho | 2 | $30,000 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $13,052 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $4,606 |
| Kansas | 1 | $2,266 |