Executive Office Of The State Of Maryland

The Executive Office of the State of Maryland, operating as the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, is a U.S. state government entity that receives and administers federal grant funding across criminal justice, victim services, juvenile justice, and violence prevention programs, functioning as a formula grant recipient and state administering agency rather than a federal contractor. GOCPP holds no seat on federal IDICs or contracting vehicles; it does not compete for federal contracts. The entity is a child division of the State of Maryland, headquartered in Crownsville, Maryland, and operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants — it does not subcontract federal awards.

GOCPP's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants and cooperative agreements administered by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. The recipient does not hold federal contracts and does not engage in competitive federal procurement. Its role is to serve as the state administering agency (SAA) and fiscal agent for federal grant programs, distributing funds competitively or formulaically to local jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies within Maryland. Recent representative awards include a $726,537 Title II Formula Grant (CFDA 16.540) from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, awarded July 1, 2026, to achieve and maintain Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act compliance by reducing the number of juveniles held in adult jails and supporting the State Advisory Group; a $2,613,222 Family Violence Prevention and Services State Grant (CFDA 93.671) from the Administration for Children and Families, awarded October 1, 2025, to fund immediate shelter and supportive services for domestic violence and dating violence victims statewide; a $232,912 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners award (CFDA 16.593) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded October 1, 2025, to expand substance use disorder treatment capacity in Maryland correctional facilities with evidence-based screening, assessment, clinical counseling, and reentry planning; and a $3,445,193 STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant (CFDA not specified) from the Office on Violence Against Women, awarded July 1, 2025, including Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights supplemental funding, to strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, court, and victim services responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Customer concentration is deep within the Department of Justice. The Bureau of Justice Assistance alone accounts for 65 awards; the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (including BJA and component offices) totals 60 awards; the Office on Violence Against Women holds 30 awards; and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime program carries 24 awards. Together, these DOJ components represent the overwhelming majority of GOCPP's active portfolio. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (26 awards) is the only non-DOJ agency with substantial volume. Across 244 total awards tracked in the source, the top five funding agencies account for 84% of GOCPP's award count, with no diversification into defense, civilian IT, or other federal agencies.

GOCPP operates under a repeating cycle of formula grant awards from DOJ and HHS. Recent activity shows 15 awards in 2022, 12 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 1 in 2026, indicating a slight downward trend from the prior two years. Sixteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will therefore face recompete or renewal in that window. The recipient has not held a federal contract in the source data; all 244 awards are prime federal grants. Its operational model consists of receiving formula allocations, issuing competitive notices of funding availability (NOFAs) to eligible sub-recipients (typically local jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies), and administering compliance and performance reporting on behalf of the federal grantor.

GOCPP's programmatic portfolio centers on criminal justice reform, violence intervention and prevention, substance abuse treatment in correctional settings, victim services and compensation, forensic science infrastructure, juvenile justice system improvement, and human trafficking prevention. The entity administers the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program, the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, and multiple victim-centered programs under the Violence Against Women Act. All work is performed statewide throughout Maryland with administrative oversight in Crownsville. The entity coordinates with federal agencies including the United States Attorneys Offices, state law enforcement, Maryland Parole and Probation, federal investigative agencies (ATF, DEA, FBI, HSI, USMS), and community-based nonprofit organizations.