Rural Violent Crime Initiative
CFDA 16.039 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$16.6M
Awards
26
Recipients
26
States
16
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.4M | 18 | |
| 2025 | $853K | 7 | -94.5% |
| 2026 | $300K | 1 | -64.9% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 26 Awards under CFDA 16.039
Largest individual obligations for Rural Violent Crime Initiative.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GK03942RURA_015 IN 2017, APPROXIMATELY 60 MILLION AMERICANS (20% OF THE POPULATION) LIVED IN RURAL AREAS. IN 2020, THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU REPORTED THAT 76 PERCENT OF AMERICANS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES… | NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE Virginia | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2024 | $10,471,407 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GK05525RURA_015 THIS PROPOSAL FROM JUSTICE & SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC. (JSS) SEEKS FUNDING TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) TO SMALL, RURAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES… | JUSTICE AND SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC. Maryland | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SILVER SPRING, MD-08 | 2024 | $1,400,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03866RURA_015 THE PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT (PPD) SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJP) BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) FY 2024 RURAL AN… | CITY OF PASSAIC New Jersey | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | PASSAIC, NJ-09 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03863RURA_015 THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, NEW YORK, IS APPLYING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) RURAL AND SMALL DEPARTMENT VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM TO COMBAT RISING VIOLENT AND DRUG RELAT… | CITY OF LONG BEACH New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LONG BEACH, NY-04 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03862RURA_015 SAUK COUNTY PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE SAUK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE: TARGETED RESOURCES PROJECT. THE PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME BY STRATEGICALLY SATURATING HIGH V… | SAUK COUNTY Wisconsin | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | BARABOO, WI-02 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03859RURA_015 THE PUEBLO OF ISLETA COMMUNITY IS IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, 15 MILES SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT SPANS TWO HIGHLY POPULATED COUNTIES, BERNALILLO AND VALENCIA, WITH THE RIO GRANDE RIVER… | PUEBLO OF ISLETA New Mexico | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ISLETA, NM-02 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05335RURA_015 THE GREELEY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO CREATE A REAL TIME CRIME CENTER (RTCC). THE PURPOSE IS TO LEVERAGE CURRENT AND FUTURE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK, MONITOR… | CITY OF GREELEY Colorado | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | GREELEY, CO-08 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05342RURA_015 THE CITY OF DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, POLICE DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION OPERATION PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF… | DILLON CITY OF South Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | DILLON, SC-07 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05341RURA_015 THE RURAL SHERIFFS OFFICE SEEKS TO CREATE A NEW POSITION FOR A VIOLENT CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER TO OVERSEE AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS VIOLENT C… | COUNTY OF FOREST Wisconsin | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | CRANDON, WI-07 | 2026 | $299,572 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03861RURA_015 THE CITY OF TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA, FACES CHALLENGES IN POLICE OPERATIONS DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES. WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 8,300, THE TUTTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT (TPD) HAS 14 OFFICERS,… | TUTTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Oklahoma | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | TUTTLE, OK-04 | 2024 | $299,153 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03868RURA_015 THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS OF FREDERICK, FIRESTONE, DACONO, AND MEAD IN COLORADO PROPOSE TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL VICTIM SERVICES UNIT, THE CARBON VALLEY & MEAD… | TOWN OF FREDERICK Colorado | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FREDERICK, CO-08 | 2024 | $247,644 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03869RURA_015 JACKSONVILLE IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA IN CALHOUN COUNTY, HOME TO JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY. THE CITY IS PROTECTED BY NOT JUST THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO THE UNI… | CITY OF JACKSONVILLE Alabama | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | JACKSONVILLE, AL-03 | 2024 | $218,728 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA24GG03870RURA_015 THE ELLICOTTVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SALAMANCA POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER OF WESTERN NEW YORK. BOTH ARE SMALL DEPARTMENTS LOCATED IN RURAL AREAS WITH SIGNIF… | ELLICOTTVILLE, TOWN OF New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ELLICOTTVILLE, NY-23 | 2024 | $189,778 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03904RURA_015 APPLICANT: TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA
LOCATION AND ELIGIBILITY: THE TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE LOCATED IN MARKSVILLE, LA.
FUNDING REQUEST: $150,0… | TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA TRIBAL OFFICE Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | MARKSVILLE, LA-06 | 2024 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03918RURA_015 PROPOSAL ABSTRACT:
THE VPD REQUESTS $150,000 TO FUND MOUNTAIN SAFE A FRESH INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO CUT VIOLENT CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION USING AN ASSEMBLAGE OF EXISTING COLLABOR… | VAIL, TOWN OF Colorado | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | VAIL, CO-02 | 2025 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03908RURA_015 LAFAYETTE PARISH IS LOCATED CENTRALLY WITHIN THE EIGHT PARISH ACADIANA REGION. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILLION RESIDENTS WITH 250,000 RESIDING IN LAFAYETTE PARISH. THE DRIVING… | LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LAFAYETTE, LA-06 | 2024 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03910RURA_015 THE TOWN OF RIDGE SPRING, SC IS A SMALL RURAL TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF 661 VULNERABLE CITIZENS, OF WHICH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE (18%) OF THE POPULATION FALLS INTO THE 60-69 AGE B… | TOWN OF RIDGE SPRING South Carolina | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | RIDGE SPRING, SC-03 | 2024 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03919RURA_015 TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION IS BASED ON YEARS OF ATTACHMENT, SENSORY PROCESSING, AND NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. THE HEARTBEAT OF TBRI IS CONNECTION. TBRIS TRAUMA CARE MODEL FO… | ST MARY PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE Louisiana | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | FRANKLIN, LA-03 | 2024 | $150,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03917RURA_015 THE COMANCHE POLICE DEPARTMENT GAINED ACCREDITATION IN MAY OF 2019 FROM THE TEXAS CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13929, THE CITY HAS A POPU… | CITY OF COMANCHE Texas | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | COMANCHE, TX-11 | 2025 | $148,708 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03916RURA_015 THE HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS LOCATED IN A STATE DESIGNATED FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COUNTY IN RURAL TENNESSEE. THE COUNTY HAS WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6620 CITIZ… | HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE Tennessee | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | SNEEDVILLE, TN-01 | 2025 | $148,599 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03905RURA_015 THIS PROPOSAL IS REQUESTING FEDERAL FUNDING SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER (ALPR) PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF ESPAOLA WITH THE PRIMARY SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE TO R… | CITY OF ESPANOLA New Mexico | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ESPANOLA, NM-03 | 2024 | $146,010 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03907RURA_015 THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO IS A VERY RURAL, MOUNTAINOUS, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY LARGE COUNTY WITHIN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (MCSO) SERVES 86,749 RESIDEN… | COUNTY OF MENDOCINO California | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | UKIAH, CA-02 | 2025 | $144,109 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03913RURA_015 THE CITY OF ASHLAND, LIKE MOST COMMUNITIES HAS SEEN AN UPTICK IN VIOLENT CRIMES OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. BEING IN A RURAL AREA WITH A SMALL TAX BASE, TRADITIONAL POLICING TECHNIQUE… | ASHLAND, TOWN OF Alabama | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | ASHLAND, AL-03 | 2025 | $121,246 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05348RURA_015 THE FORREST COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (FCSO) HAS CREATED ITS OWN, DEDICATED, IN-HOUSE NARCOTICS UNIT WHOSE FOCUS INCLUDES DISRUPTING THE TRAFFICKING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ILLEGAL NARCO… | FORREST COUNTY MISSISSIPPI Mississippi | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | HATTIESBURG, MS-04 | 2025 | $75,000 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG05339RURA_015 THE OSWEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL UTILIZE GRANT FUNDS TO INTEGRATE DIGITAL FORENSICS AND DNA TESTING INTO ITS OVERALL CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY OF PROBLEM-ORIENTED AND HOT SP… | COUNTY OF OSWEGO New York | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | OSWEGO, NY-24 | 2025 | $65,030 |
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG03920RURA_015 MIFFLIN COUNTY IS A RURAL REGION LOCATED IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. MIFFLIN COUNTY ACTIVELY SEEKS TO EXPAND ITS COMMUNITY-BASED CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AN… | COUNTY OF MIFFLIN Pennsylvania | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | LEWISTOWN, PA-13 | 2024 | $49,642 |
Top 26 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | $10.5M | 1 |
| Maryland | $1.4M | 1 |
| Colorado | $698K | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $600K | 2 |
| New York | $555K | 3 |
| Louisiana | $450K | 3 |
| South Carolina | $450K | 2 |
| New Mexico | $446K | 2 |
| Alabama | $340K | 2 |
| New Jersey | $300K | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $299K | 1 |
| Texas | $149K | 1 |
| Tennessee | $149K | 1 |
| California | $144K | 1 |
| Mississippi | $75K | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | $50K | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTEVA | $10.5M | 1 |
| JUSTICE AND SECURITY STRATEGIES, INC.MD | $1.4M | 1 |
| CITY OF PASSAICNJ | $300K | 1 |
| CITY OF LONG BEACHNY | $300K | 1 |
| SAUK COUNTYWI | $300K | 1 |
| PUEBLO OF ISLETANM | $300K | 1 |
| CITY OF GREELEYCO | $300K | 1 |
| DILLON CITY OFSC | $300K | 1 |
| COUNTY OF FORESTWI | $300K | 1 |
| TUTTLE POLICE DEPARTMENTOK | $299K | 1 |
| TOWN OF FREDERICKCO | $248K | 1 |
| CITY OF JACKSONVILLEAL | $219K | 1 |
| ELLICOTTVILLE, TOWN OFNY | $190K | 1 |
| TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA TRIBAL OFFICELA | $150K | 1 |
| VAIL, TOWN OFCO | $150K | 1 |
| LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICELA | $150K | 1 |
| TOWN OF RIDGE SPRINGSC | $150K | 1 |
| ST MARY PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICELA | $150K | 1 |
| CITY OF COMANCHETX | $149K | 1 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSETN | $149K | 1 |
| CITY OF ESPANOLANM | $146K | 1 |
| COUNTY OF MENDOCINOCA | $144K | 1 |
| ASHLAND, TOWN OFAL | $121K | 1 |
| FORREST COUNTY MISSISSIPPIMS | $75K | 1 |
| COUNTY OF OSWEGONY | $65K | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Justice$16.6M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs