Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.828
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 43 $31,153,738 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- SCF
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Block 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance funds the Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program (CFDA 16.828) to strengthen community supervision agencies' operational capacity to reduce recidivism and violent crime through evidence-based probation and parole reform, with the most recent grant award dated October 1, 2024.
The program supports state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies in developing and implementing supervision strategies based on swift, certain, and fair (SCF) principles—delivering prompt, predictable consequences tied to probationer behavior and emphasizing fairness in how sanctions and incentives are applied. Recent awards fund diverse applications: Hamilton County Ohio's behavior management system for probation officers, Illinois's SCF strategies for emerging adult violent offenders, New York City's mobile Compliance Care Van for Brooklyn supervision, Kentucky's pretrial supervision pilot, North Carolina's trauma-informed engagement training for specialized caseloads, and similar capacity-building initiatives in multiple states. Many projects incorporate behavioral health interventions, substance use treatment, housing support, and specialized programming for emerging adults, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and sex or domestic violence offenders.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has obligated $31.2 million in federal dollars across 43 awards since 2015, averaging between 3 and 6 awards annually in recent years. The assistance-type distribution is predominantly Project Grants (58 percent of awards) with a substantial share of Cooperative Agreements (37 percent) and a small number of Block Grants (5 percent). The two funded federal agencies are the Bureau of Justice Assistance (41 awards, $30 million) and a secondary Office of Justice Programs component (2 awards, $1.2 million). Individual grant awards typically range from approximately $600 thousand to $900 thousand, with one large Cooperative Agreement to the Marron Institute at New York University for $1.975 million to operate the HOPE Institute providing training and technical assistance to all SCF grantees.
A recent open opportunity—BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program (O-BJA-2025-172497), posted February 19, 2026, with due date March 19, 2026—solicits Cooperative Agreements from state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies to develop more effective probation and parole programs and improve supervision outcomes by strengthening operations to prevent recidivism and reduce violent crime.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Reduce recidivism Program goal(s) description: Improve community supervision agencies' operational capacity to reduce recidivism and violent crime. Program objective(s) name: Community supervision improvement Program objec
- Description
This program supports state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies to develop more effective probation and parole programs and improve supervision outcomes by strengthening operations to prevent recidivism and reduce violent crime.
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
See goals and objectives for additional information. Also, view the current fiscal year's NOFO available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The award period is for 48 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
- Appeals
There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application. Please see section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 43 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | $4,297,429 | 14% |
| 2 | Alabama Bureau Of Pardons And Parole Firstnet | $2,257,866 | 7% |
| 3 | Dekalb County Government | $2,136,490 | 7% |
| 4 | Oklahoma Department Of Corrections | $1,647,821 | 5% |
| 5 | County Of Summit | $1,392,155 | 4% |
| 6 | County Of Hamilton, Ohio | $900,000 | 3% |
| 7 | Administrative Office Of The Illinois Courts | $900,000 | 3% |
| 8 | City Of New York - Mayors Office Of Criminal Justice | $899,995 | 3% |
| 9 | County Of El Paso | $800,000 | 3% |
| 10 | Department Of Probation Parole & Pardon South Carolina | $792,701 | 3% |
10 of 34 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$88,989 |
| FY2025 | $474,997 |
| FY2024 | $3,852,223 |
| FY2023 | $2,735,000 |
| FY2022 | $8,498,554 |
| FY2021 | $3,175,388 |
| FY2020 | $62,589 |
| FY2019 | $568,624 |
| FY2018 | $4,814,119 |
| FY2017 | $1,800,000 |
| FY2016 | $2,400,000 |
| FY2015 | $2,861,232 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.828?
Assistance Listing 16.828 is Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE?
Its CFDA number is 16.828: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.828 awarded?
43 grant awards under 16.828 have obligated $31,153,738 in federal funds to 34 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.828?
The recipients obligated the most under Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program: Applying the Principles Behind Project HOPE are New York University ($4,297,429), Alabama Bureau Of Pardons And Parole Firstnet ($2,257,866) and Dekalb County Government ($2,136,490).
How much did 16.828 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.828 obligated $474,997 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.828?
No opportunity listed under 16.828 is open now. The latest, BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program, was posted on February 19, 2026.
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