Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.047
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 37 $19,262,111 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance funds community-based approaches to addressing hate crimes through CFDA 16.047, with the most recent grant awards distributed on October 1, 2024.
This program supports comprehensive community-based models designed to prevent hate crimes, promote community awareness and preparedness, increase victim reporting of hate incidents, and improve responses to hate crimes and hate speech. Recent awards fund projects that implement a range of concrete activities: victim support services and trauma-informed crisis response for affected individuals and communities; educational outreach and training workshops on recognizing hate incidents, reporting mechanisms, and bystander intervention and de-escalation techniques; development of culturally and linguistically appropriate resource materials and hotlines; data collection and analysis platforms to track and identify hate crime trends; facilitation of dialogue and community healing initiatives; conflict resolution and restorative justice programming; coordination between community-based organizations and local law enforcement to strengthen trust and response capacity; and development of replicable best-practice toolkits and guides for other communities. Projects target specific populations including Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrant and refugee populations, older adults, street vendors, faith-based congregations, rural communities, and other groups experiencing elevated hate-based violence.
The program consists entirely of Project Grants (37 awards, 100 percent of the portfolio). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance is the sole funder, accounting for all 37 awards and $19.3 million in combined federal dollars obligated. Award activity has remained consistent, ranging from 8 to 18 awards annually over the past three years (2022: 8 awards; 2023: 18 awards; 2024: 11 awards). Recent awards cluster in the $400 thousand range, with notable exceptions: Stop AAPI Hate received $2 million, and Strong Cities Network received $2 million, both awarded October 1, 2024. A representative recent award funded University Settlement Society of New York and the Asian American Federation to expand the ROAR! Festival addressing anti-Asian hate crimes in New York City and statewide ($400 thousand). Another supported the Global Peace Foundation's work in Maryland counties to reduce community tensions affecting Black and African immigrant populations through service-provider catalogs, conflict-resolution workshops, and multimedia campaigns ($399,999). A third funded the Eugene Springfield NAACP's comprehensive legal-redress program addressing hate crimes in Lane County, Oregon ($400 thousand).
All awards carry a 36-month performance period. No current grant opportunities under CFDA 16.047 are open. The most recent posted opportunity under the program — BJA FY24 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crime (O-BJA-2024-172028), posted March 11, 2024, with original due date June 25, 2024 — has closed. Eligible applicant types included 501(c)(3) nonprofits, higher education institutions (public and private), non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, tribal organizations (both federally and non-federally recognized), and other entities. Separate recent opportunities have posted for related but distinct hate-crimes programs: BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship (O-BJA-2026-172658, due September 2, 2026, open to state and local governments and tribal governments) and BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center (O-BJA-2024-172167, closed July 8, 2024).
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Comprehensive responses to hate crimes. Program goal(s) description: Develop and enhance comprehensive community-based approaches to address hate crimes, speech, and incidents by promoting community awareness and preparedness, i
- Description
This funding supports comprehensive approaches to address hate crimes by promoting community awareness and preparedness, increasing victim reporting, and improving responses to hate crimes. The program is also designed to develop community-informed models for preventing and responding to hate speech and incidents, as well as facilitating reconciliation and community healing.
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
Local 18 - Sponsored organization 20 - Public nonprofit institution/organization 21 - Other public institution/organization 32 - Minority group 33 - Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans) 36 - Private nonprofit institution/organization 37 - Quasi-public nonprofit organization 38 - Other private institution/organization 39 - Anyone/general public 40 - Native American Organizations 57 - Black 58 - American Indian 59 - Spanish Origin 60 - Asian 61 - Other Non-White 62 - Migrant 63 - U.S. Citizen 64 - Refugee/Alien 65 - Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents 66 - Women 69 - Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled) 70 - Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease) 71 - Mentally Disabled 78 - School
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Awards will have a performance period of 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year's program NOFO available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on "Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship | Closed | ||
| BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center | Closed | ||
| BJA FY24 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crime | Closed | ||
| BJA FY 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 37 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese For Affirmative Action | $2,000,000 | 10% |
| 2 | Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s. | $2,000,000 | 10% |
| 3 | Movementforward Inc. | $1,000,000 | 5% |
| 4 | Mediators Beyond Borders International UNK | $999,428 | 5% |
| 5 | The Working Group | $500,000 | 3% |
| 6 | F.o.r.g.e. Inc. | $500,000 | 3% |
| 7 | Faith-Based Information Sharing And Analysis Organization | $453,438 | 2% |
| 8 | Naacp Eugene-Springfield Branch | $400,000 | 2% |
| 9 | Diversity Center Of Oklahoma Inc. | $400,000 | 2% |
| 10 | New York City Gay And Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc. | $400,000 | 2% |
10 of 37 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $7,614,928 |
| FY2023 | $8,247,183 |
| FY2022 | $3,400,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.047?
Assistance Listing 16.047 is Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Justice Assistance (Office of Justice Programs).
What is the CFDA number for Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice?
Its CFDA number is 16.047: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.047 awarded?
37 grant awards under 16.047 have obligated $19,262,111 in federal funds to 37 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.047?
The recipients obligated the most under Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice are Chinese For Affirmative Action ($2,000,000), Institute For Strategic Dialogue-U.s. ($2,000,000) and Movementforward Inc. ($1,000,000).
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.047?
No opportunity listed under 16.047 is open now. The latest, BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of Worship, was posted on July 22, 2026.
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