Federal grants to Department of Justice California
Department of Justice California in Sacramento, California received $277 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 23 awards. Its largest program was State Medicaid Fraud Control Units, with $245 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $56.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$277 million
- Awards23
- Awarded in FY 2025$56.8 million
- Largest award$69.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $32.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $57.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $62.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $67.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $56.8 million |
Programs that fund Department of Justice California
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | 5 | $245 million |
| National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | 4 | $10.1 million |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | 4 | $8.4 million |
| Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | 3 | $5.2 million |
| Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | 4 | $1.0 million |
| Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program | 1 | $888,239 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $245 million |
| Department of Justice | 18 | $32.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. | State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | October 1, 2024 | $69.2 million |
| Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. | State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | October 1, 2023 | $51.9 million |
| Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. | State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | October 1, 2021 | $50.5 million |
| Medicaid fraud control unit - to investigate and prosecute medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. | State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | October 1, 2022 | $49.8 million |
| Medicaid fraud control unit | State Medicaid Fraud Control Units | October 1, 2020 | $33.2 million |
| Project abstract the California department of justice, in partnership with the integrated justice information system institute, will implement a phase II rapid deployment model that will assist select California law enforcement agencies including the san francisco police department, the los angeles | Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act | August 31, 2022 | $4.5 million |
| The California department of justice (ca doj) will use FY22 nchip funds for the following four projects: 1) pseudo-pointer analysis - to perform analysis to determine what would be needed to take state ownership of current fbi criminal justice information services division maintained pseudo-pointer | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | August 31, 2022 | $4.5 million |
| The California department of justice (ca doj) is requesting funds for the following projects: 1) mental health reporting system (MHRS) and mental health firearms & prohibition system (MHFPS) enhancements funds will be used to upgrade the mhrs and mhfps to improve record automation, enhance interface | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) | September 25, 2024 | $3.6 million |
| The California department of justice bureau of forensic services (BFS) is requesting funding for dna capacity enhancement for backlog reduction. All work is to be accomplished within the two-year award period. The goals for this grant are to increase the capacity and efficiency of our forensic biolo | Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program | September 27, 2024 | $2.7 million |
| The California department of justice (DOJ) bureau of forensic services (BFS) is requesting funding in the amount of $2,437,737 including the secondary amount, for dna capacity enhancement and backlog reduction. All work is to be accomplished within the two-year award period. Our goals for this grant | DNA Backlog Reduction Program | September 8, 2023 | $2.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Justice California get?
$277 million in 23 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Justice California the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $245 million in 5 awards. The Department of Justice follow.
What is Department of Justice California's largest federal grant?
$69.2 million under State Medicaid Fraud Control Units, with its first action in the period on October 1, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Justice California?
Its largest are State Medicaid Fraud Control Units, National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and DNA Backlog Reduction Program.
Other grant recipients in Sacramento
- California Department of Health Care Services
- Department of Education California
- Department of Social Services California
- Department of Transportation California
- California Department of Public Health
- State of California Employment Development Department
- State of California Water Resources Control Board
- Department of Housing & Community Development
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