Motor Vehicle Theft Protection Act Program
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 16.597
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 38 $8,383,172 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (Watch Your Car)
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- Anyone/general public
- State
- Other public institution/organization
- 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the Motor Vehicle Theft Protection Act Program (CFDA 16.597), which funds state and local motor vehicle theft prevention initiatives under the national "Watch Your Car" voluntary program, with the most recent grant award issued on April 1, 2005.
This program has not issued awards in over two decades. Between 1997 and 2005, the program distributed 38 Project Grants totaling $8.4 million in federal obligations. Award activity peaked in 1999 with 12 grants, then declined substantially; the final two awards were issued in 2005. No recent grant opportunities are currently posted.
The program funds state-level implementations of the "Watch Your Car" initiative, a cooperative agreement between states, local governments, and DOJ that allows vehicle owners to voluntarily display decals or devices signaling that their vehicles are not normally driven during overnight hours (1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.) or near international borders and ports. Representative awards include the Arizona Watch Your Car Project ($240,000, January 2001), Utah Watch Your Car ($198,506, November 2000), and Colorado Watch Your Car ($204,328, August 1999). The program also funded telemarketing fraud prevention and enforcement projects during this period, including the Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project ($1,796,911, October 1997) and Wired to Fight Fraud ($1,249,957, October 1997).
All funding came exclusively from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Individual awards ranged from under $200,000 to approximately $1.8 million, with typical awards in the $150,000 to $250,000 range. The program structure consisted entirely of Project Grants with no cooperative agreements, formula grants, or other assistance types.
Given the absence of grant awards for over two decades and no posted solicitations, this program is not actively pursuing new awards and should not be considered a current funding opportunity.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1994 (MVTPA) authorizes the Attorney General to develop, in cooperation with the States, a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program. The national "Watch Your Car" program is designed as a cooperative initiative between the States, local governments, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). It allows owners of motor vehicles to voluntarily display a decal or device on their vehicles to alert police that their vehicle is not normally driven between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Motorists may also choose to display another decal or device to signify their vehicle is not normally driven across or in the proximity of international land borders or ports.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case partnership national demonstration site project | — | $300,000 | |
| Preventing telemarketing fraud and related crimes against seniors | — | $1,200,000 | |
| Field generated national impact project elder fraud | — | $199,958 | |
| Field generated national impact project elder fraud | — | $74,000 | |
| Field generated national impact project elder fraud | — | $200,000 | |
| Developing tools for educating consumers about telemarketing fraud | — | $180,401 | |
| Developing tools for educating consumers about telemarketing fraud | — | $184,995 | |
| Watch your car motor vehicle theft prevention project | — | $0 | |
| Arizona watch your car project | — | $240,000 | |
| Utah watch your car | — | $198,506 |
Latest 10 of 38 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2006 | -$785 |
| FY2005 | $1,219,358 |
| FY2004 | -$39,166 |
| FY2003 | $1,898,923 |
| FY2002 | $572,092 |
| FY2001 | $2,711,725 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.597?
Assistance Listing 16.597 is Motor Vehicle Theft Protection Act Program, a federal grant program run by Bureau of Justice Assistance (Office of Justice Programs). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Motor Vehicle Theft Protection Act Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.597: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.597 awarded?
38 grant awards under 16.597 have obligated $8,383,172 in federal funds.
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