Assistance Listing 16.732

The Department of Justice administered CFDA 16.732 to fund youth violence prevention, school safety, and juvenile delinquency prevention initiatives through October 2003, with no grant awards reported since that date. The program distributed $20.9 million in federal dollars across 33 awards over a funding span from 1999 to 2003, with award activity concentrated in 2001 (24 awards). The program is no longer active; the most recent grant award dates to October 1, 2003—23 years ago.

The program funded community-based and school-based violence prevention projects, youth development initiatives, and delinquency prevention programs. Representative awards included the National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative ($3.5 million Project Grant and $4.9 million Cooperative Agreement, both awarded October 1999); the Stop Truancy Outreach Program ($898,020, June 2001); the YMCA Second Chance School Program ($900,000, June 2002); and the Maricopa County School Violence Prevention and Outreach Program ($498,900, June 2001). Funded activities also encompassed peer mediation programs, youth centers, school safety initiatives, and isolated-community youth engagement efforts. The combined federal and non-federal obligation was $21.5 million, indicating recipients contributed approximately $600,000 in matching or cost-share funds.

The Department of Justice was the sole funding agency, accounting for all 33 awards and $20.9 million in federal dollars obligated. The assistance-type mix was predominantly Project Grants (29 awards, 88 percent) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (4 awards, 12 percent). Individual award magnitudes ranged from under $80,000 to approximately $5 million, with most project grants in the $400,000 to $1 million band.

No recent grant opportunities are posted or open under this Assistance Listing. The program shows no grant activity in the past 23 years and should be classified as inactive for prospecting purposes.