Louisiana Department Of Justice

Louisiana Department of Justice, doing business as Office of Attorney General, is a U.S. state government entity that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient (84% of recent awards) and subrecipient (16%) across law enforcement, crime victim services, and Medicaid fraud investigation programs. The office operates as a child entity under the State of Louisiana parent structure and does not compete for federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based.

The office's capability portfolio centers on Medicaid fraud investigation and prosecution, victim-centered law enforcement training, and internet crimes against children investigation and prosecution. Recent prime grant awards include a $25 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA 93.775, award date October 1, 2025, covering October 2025 through September 2026) to operate the Louisiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and non-institutional settings serving Medicaid beneficiaries. The office received a $430,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.058, Abby Honold Program, award date May 1, 2026, performance through April 30, 2029) to train covered law enforcement officers and related personnel in trauma-informed, victim-centered approaches to investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, with mandatory collaboration among victim services organizations and agencies. The office holds a $440,935 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543, award date October 1, 2023, completion September 30, 2024) supporting the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to investigate, interdict, and prosecute online child exploitation and child obscenity cases.

Customer concentration sits across federal law enforcement and public health agencies. The top five funding sources by award count — the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs — account for 75% of recent awards, with HHS CMS dominating the dollar volume through recurring Medicaid Fraud Control Unit formula grants. The office serves nine distinct customer agencies over the source timeframe. Activity has remained modest and stable: one award in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, four in 2025, and two in 2026 to date (44 total awards since 2003). Combined dollars obligated across all awards stand at $159.2 million, heavily weighted toward the Medicaid fraud program's recurring entitlements.

In its subrecipient role, the Louisiana Attorney General's office receives pass-through funding from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice on seven sub-awards covering law enforcement training in domestic violence and sexual assault response, victim court advocacy services, and child victim identification and assistance in online predator cases. These sub-awards span 2024 through 2026 and continue ongoing state-level victim services and training initiatives anchored to federal DOJ grant programs.