Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.751
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 709 $692,567,721 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Byrne Competitive Program
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Formula 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 administers the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 16.751), which funds criminal justice system improvement activities including crime prevention and enforcement, prosecutorial and defender services, corrections and probation operations, and prison rape elimination compliance—with the most recent grant award disbursed October 1, 2023.
Program activity has declined sharply. The portfolio spans 709 awards from 2008 through October 2023, but the award cadence dropped from 33 awards annually in 2017–2018 to just one award in 2023. The source flags the program as "pending archive" with zero funding obligated in the past two years, indicating the program is no longer actively receiving new appropriations. Recent award examples include a $1 million cooperative agreement to Beyond Harm (fiscally sponsored by Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs) in New Orleans to operate a survivor-centered domestic violence intervention diverting offenders from incarceration, and multiple cooperative agreements in 2020 supporting Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys under the Project Guardian initiative for violent crime reduction through cross-designated prosecutors working federal firearms enforcement and gang/drug trafficking cases.
The program is predominantly Project Grants (55 percent of awards), with Cooperative Agreements at 37 percent and Block Grants at 8 percent. Funding is concentrated among Department of Justice entities: the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance issued 264 awards worth $337.5 million in federal dollars, while the broader Office of Justice Programs issued 430 awards totaling $344.5 million. Combined federal obligations across all funding agencies reached $692.6 million, with recipients contributing an additional $16.9 million in non-federal share. Recent awards typically range from $25 thousand to $1 million in federal obligation, though earlier mega-awards such as a $8.46 million cooperative agreement for community-based crime reduction technical assistance (October 2018) and a $5 million PREA implementation support cooperative agreement (October 2018) appear in the portfolio.
No recent grant opportunities are posted. The most recent solicitation on record, BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply for Presidential Nominating Convention law enforcement activities (posted January 14, 2021, due January 29, 2021), has long closed. Given the zero appropriations in the past two years and archive warning, pursue this program only if you hold existing funded awards or if a new NOFO emerges signaling program reinstatement.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Program goal(s) description: Provide funding to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Program objective(s) name: Support activities pertaining to crime pr
- Description
PENDING ARCHIVE NOTE: There are no active awards against this listing on USASpending.gov and $0 in funding for the past two years. This program provides funding to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, such as activities pertaining to crime prevention, control, or reduction, or the enforcement of the criminal law, including, but not limited to, police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to apprehend criminals, including juveniles, activities of courts having criminal jurisdiction, and related agencies (including but not limited to prosecutorial and defender services, juvenile delinquency agencies and pretrial service or release agencies), activities of corrections, probation, or parole authorities and related agencies assisting in the rehabilitation, supervision, and care of criminal offenders, and programs relating to the prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency.
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
State and local governments, public and private organizations, individuals and tribal governments.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Varies. Contingent upon program goals and objectives, generally 12-18 months.
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 2021 Invited to Apply - Presidential Nominating Conventions | Closed | ||
| National Justice Information Sharing (JIS) Initiative | Closed | ||
| BJA FY 11 Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 709 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | $93,466,814 | 13% |
| 2 | The Council Of State Governments LTD. | $65,224,621 | 9% |
| 3 | City Of Philadelphia | $47,349,476 | 7% |
| 4 | City Of Cleveland | $41,555,628 | 6% |
| 5 | Nw3C, Inc. | $40,685,169 | 6% |
| 6 | Evident Change | $39,100,600 | 6% |
| 7 | All Rise For Justice | $18,894,911 | 3% |
| 8 | The CNA Corporation | $11,439,520 | 2% |
| 9 | American University | $9,665,756 | 1% |
| 10 | Fund For The City Of New York, Inc. | $9,616,938 | 1% |
10 of 244 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$99,095 |
| FY2024 | -$114,122 |
| FY2023 | -$313,344 |
| FY2022 | -$1,633,150 |
| FY2021 | $2,785,864 |
| FY2020 | $3,506,607 |
| FY2019 | $5,707,188 |
| FY2018 | $21,892,561 |
| FY2017 | $13,029,127 |
| FY2016 | $175,319,905 |
| FY2015 | $119,840,570 |
| FY2014 | $103,065,856 |
| FY2013 | $24,963,672 |
| FY2012 | $11,795,687 |
| FY2011 | $10,444,767 |
| FY2010 | $46,294,994 |
| FY2009 | $36,958,953 |
| FY2008 | $13,943,690 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.751?
Assistance Listing 16.751 is Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.751: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.751 awarded?
709 grant awards under 16.751 have obligated $692,567,721 in federal funds to 244 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.751?
The recipients obligated the most under Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program are The Institute For Intergovernmental Research, Inc. ($93,466,814), The Council Of State Governments LTD. ($65,224,621) and City Of Philadelphia ($47,349,476).
How much did 16.751 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.751 obligated -$99,095 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.751?
No opportunity listed under 16.751 is open now. The latest, BJA FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Presidential Nominating Conventions, was posted on January 14, 2021.
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