Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 16.808
- Agency
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Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 159 $223,110,923 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- 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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- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Other private institution/organization
- Local
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- Individual/Family
- State
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice administered 159 grants under the Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 16.808), with the most recent award issued January 1, 2012, making this program inactive for pursuit. Combined federal dollars obligated totaled $223.1 million across the portfolio.
This program funded criminal justice and public safety improvements including law enforcement capacity-building, forensic science enhancement, prosecutorial and defender services, drug courts and problem-solving courts, crime reduction initiatives, youth mentoring, victim services, offender reentry programs, and gang and violence intervention. Representative awards funded mentoring partnerships (Big Brothers Big Sisters Puget Sound and Columbia Northwest, each $500,000), specialized investigation units (mortgage fraud prosecution at $2.4 million, DNA backlog reduction at $1.1 million), problem-solving courts infrastructure ($970,782), data-driven crime reduction efforts ($2.1 million for gang and violent crime targeting), and community prosecution teams ($2.0 million). Awards ranged from $18,088 for a shuffleboard court restoration project to $5.6 million for Nassau County's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.
Funding concentrated almost entirely in fiscal 2009, when the Department of Justice issued 150 of 159 awards in a single disbursement cycle aligned with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act implementation. Single awards in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012 suggest wind-down activity. Assistance was predominantly Project Grants (96 percent, 153 awards) with a small share of Cooperative Agreements (4 percent, 6 awards).
No current grant opportunities are posted under this program. This is a closed Recovery Act vehicle and represents historical funding activity from 2009–2012 only; the program is not open for new applications.
Objective and description
- Objective
To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, assist victims of crime (other than compensation), youth mentoring, and 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. In addition to fulfilling the program-specific purposes, projects funded under the Recovery Act should be designed to further one or more of the general purposes of the Recovery Act, which are to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, or other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive State and local tax increases. For additional information on Office of Justice Programs' Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhoods now | Community Foundation Of Wyandotte County | $200,000 | |
| Community safety initiative | Community Foundation Of Wyandotte County | $500,000 | |
| Operation peacekeeper program | City Of Stockton | $200,000 | |
| Anti-drug/anti-gang warriors tour program | — | $290,000 | |
| Shuffleboard court restoration project | City Of Lake Worth | $18,088 | |
| Aquinnah wampanoag judiciary enhancement project | — | $265,494 | |
| Hoxie police department equipment purchase project | — | $50,000 | |
| Veterans drug court | County Of Maricopa | $199,990 | |
| Drug market intervention program training, technical assistance, public awareness and outreach | — | $1,000,000 | |
| Consolidation of forensic evidence processing byenhancing forensic and crime scene investigations | — | $253,953 |
Latest 10 of 159 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Office Of The State Of Missouri | $966,281 | <1% |
| 2 | City Of Torrance | $702,850 | <1% |
| 3 | Community Foundation Of Wyandotte County | $700,000 | <1% |
| 4 | City Of Stockton | $200,000 | <1% |
| 5 | County Of Maricopa | $199,990 | <1% |
| 6 | Lafourche Sheriffs Office | $20,658 | <1% |
| 7 | City Of Lake Worth | $18,088 | <1% |
7 of 10 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $700,000 |
| FY2011 | $1,044,230 |
| FY2010 | $966,281 |
| FY2009 | $220,400,412 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.808?
Assistance Listing 16.808 is Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program, a federal grant program run by Department of Justice. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program?
Its CFDA number is 16.808: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.808 awarded?
159 grant awards under 16.808 have obligated $223,110,923 in federal funds to 10 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.808?
The recipients obligated the most under Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program are Executive Office Of The State Of Missouri ($966,281), City Of Torrance ($702,850) and Community Foundation Of Wyandotte County ($700,000).
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