Attorney General Hawaii Department Of TH

Attorney General Hawaii Department Of TH's Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division, a unit of the State of Hawaii, is a federal grant recipient that administers and distributes criminal justice, victim services, forensic science, and reentry program funding from the U.S. Department of Justice and related federal agencies. The division does not compete as a prime contractor and holds no federal contracts; it operates as a grant recipient and pass-through entity for state and local criminal justice investments, qualifying it as a state government agency rather than a vendor in the conventional contractor sense.

The division's federal footprint centers on DOJ grant administration and compliance. Over the past five years, the Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division received 52 federal grant awards (13 in 2022, 18 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 6 in 2025, and 2 in 2026), with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $249.8 million. The division acts as prime recipient on 243 of 249 total awards (98%), with six sub-awards distributed to downstream recipients. The top customer agencies are Department of Justice components: the Bureau of Justice Assistance (64 awards), the broader Office of Justice Programs (59 awards), the Office on Violence Against Women (29 awards), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (27 awards), and the Victims of Crime program (17 awards) account for 79% of award count. The division also receives grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Medicaid Fraud Control Units, CFDA 93.775) and the Office of the National Drug Control Policy (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, or HIDTA).

Concrete recent grant work spans criminal history data systems, substance abuse reentry services, sex offender management, and victim advocacy. A $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) awarded July 1, 2026, funds the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to improve security, reliability, and accessibility of Hawaii's criminal history information systems through infrastructure modernization, including VxRail server replacement and National Information Exchange Model XML implementation. A $7.323 million formula grant under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) awarded October 1, 2025, supports investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse in healthcare and board-and-care facilities. The division operates the Bridge Program for substance abuse treatment and reentry services for male and female offenders eligible for release within 6 to 12 months, funded through formula grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, CFDA 16.593, and related reentry initiatives). The division administers the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742, $294,696 awarded October 1, 2024), distributing funds to eligible forensic laboratories and medical examiner offices across the state to address opioid and synthetic drug analysis, accreditation, staff training, and equipment upgrades. The division funds sexual assault victim services through the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017, $796,889 awarded August 1, 2024) and the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.1279), supporting rape crisis centers and victim advocacy organizations statewide. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, a division subsidiary, manages the statewide sex offender registration program under SORNA compliance grants (CFDA 16.204 and 16.745), operates the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) transition for local law enforcement, and maintains the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) databases.

The division's recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months includes 16 awards with ultimate completion dates in that window. The division has served 18 distinct federal customer agencies, with DOJ Office of Justice Programs and related components accounting for the overwhelming majority of funding and award count. No federal contract vehicles or prime contract awards appear in the source; the division's entire federal relationship is grant-based, with state administering agency responsibilities, sub-grant distribution authority, and compliance oversight of local and county criminal justice agencies.