Juvenile Accountability Block Grants

Inactive

Assistance listing
16.523
Agency
Grant awards
910 $953,250,445 in federal obligations

Program facts

Also known as
(JABG)
Assistance types
  • Formula Grant
  • Project Grant
  • Cooperative Agreement
  • Block Grant
Eligible applicants
  • Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
  • U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
  • Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
  • State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
Beneficiaries
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • State
  • U.S. Territories
  • Local
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization

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 administers the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (CFDA 16.523) to fund states, units of local government, and Indian Tribes developing programs that strengthen accountability in the juvenile justice system across 18 program areas, with the most recent grant award dated March 16, 2014.

This program is not currently active. The most recent award occurred over twelve years ago, and the award cadence has flatlined since fiscal year 2013. Between 2010 and 2013, the program averaged approximately 58 awards per year; in 2014, only four awards were issued before activity ceased entirely. No recent grant opportunities have been posted.

Awarded grants have funded statewide and local juvenile justice initiatives including alternatives to detention, community-based accountability programming, juvenile drug court operations, and evaluation of school-justice system interventions. Recent awards to states such as Florida ($816,930), Georgia ($538,815 and related awards), Michigan ($509,121), and North Carolina ($469,845) supported these accountability-focused efforts.

The program has obligated $953.3 million in federal dollars across 910 total awards since 1997. The funding mix is evenly split between Formula Grants (452 awards, 50 percent) and Project Grants (451 awards, 50 percent), with a small allocation to Cooperative Agreements (6 awards, 1 percent) and one Block Grant. Recipients contributed an additional $300 million in non-federal matching funds, bringing total obligation to $1.25 billion. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs provided 881 awards totaling $934.5 million; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention issued 23 awards for $15.4 million. Typical award magnitudes for Formula Grants ranged from several hundred thousand dollars to approximately $1.76 million; Project Grants ranged similarly, from under $100,000 to approximately $857,000.

Pursuit of this program is not recommended absent evidence of program revival. No solicitation has been announced, and no new funding authority appears to have been allocated since fiscal year 2013.

Objective and description

Objective

To provide States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes as defined by Section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, with funds to develop programs to strengthen and promote greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. To survey the field and identify projects that would benefit from research, demonstration, and evaluation in the 18 purpose areas identified in the JABG Program. To provide training and technical assistance to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes so they may develop programs outlined in the 18 program areas to promote greater accountability in the juvenile justice system.

Grant awards

Latest 10 of 910 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Top recipients by federal obligations

8 of 89 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Federal obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Federal obligations
FY2020 -$11,812
FY2019 -$214,141
FY2018 -$330,877
FY2017 -$1,051,416
FY2016 $1,123,677
FY2015 $2,406,332
FY2014 $4,177,476
FY2013 $12,730,008
FY2012 $31,241,132
FY2011 $32,679,967
FY2010 $50,611,144
FY2009 $49,914,152
FY2008 $41,782,401
FY2007 $41,676,714
FY2006 $36,316,154
FY2005 $36,251,704
FY2004 $59,871,430
FY2003 $132,979,086
FY2002 $163,276,276
FY2001 $255,417,671
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Quick answers

What is Assistance Listing 16.523?

Assistance Listing 16.523 is Juvenile Accountability Block Grants, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice). It is inactive.

What is the CFDA number for Juvenile Accountability Block Grants?

Its CFDA number is 16.523: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.

How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.523 awarded?

910 grant awards under 16.523 have obligated $953,250,445 in federal funds to 89 recipients.

Who receives the most funding from 16.523?

The recipients obligated the most under Juvenile Accountability Block Grants are California Board Of State And Community Corrections ($24,378,761), Texas Office Of The Governor ($8,432,730) and Governor's Office Of Planning And Budget ($7,397,798).

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