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Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons

CFDA 16.844 · Federal Grants & Funding

Total Funding

$2.2M

Awards

6

Recipients

6

States

6

Last Updated

May 13, 2025

Yearly Funding Trend

Yearly federal funding for CFDA program 16.844 (Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons), with obligated amounts, award counts, and year-over-year change.
Fiscal YearObligationsAwardsYoY Change
2024$1.2M3
2025$944K3-23.6%

Award Type Mix

CFDA program 16.844 (Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons) federal awards broken down by award type, with obligated amounts and award counts.
TypeObligationsAwards
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Top 6 Awards under CFDA 16.844

Largest individual obligations for Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons.

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Top 6 Awards under CFDA 16.844
AwardRecipientAwarding AgencyPlaceFYObligation
ASST_NON_2020UPBX0003_015
THE PURPOSE OF THE FY 2020 SAFEGUARDING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY BY ADDRESSING CONTRABAND CELLPHONES PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING F…
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TENNESSEE
Tennessee
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
NASHVILLE, TN-072024$419,004
ASST_NON_2020UPBX0004_015
LETTER ATTACHED
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Alabama
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
MONTGOMERY, AL-022024$418,788
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02704MANA_015
THIS PROJECT, "NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS: CUTTING THE CORD ON CELLPHONES," WILL COMPARE TWO SOLUTIONS TO CELLPHONE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. THE FIRST SOLUTION IS TO SET UP…
CORRECTIONS, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF
New Jersey
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
TRENTON, NJ-122025$417,706
ASST_NON_2020UPBX0005_015
THE PURPOSE OF THE FY 2020 SAFEGUARDING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY BY ADDRESSING CONTRABAND CELLPHONES PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING F…
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-052025$415,834
ASST_NON_15PBJA21GG02703MANA_015
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION (MADOC) WILL EXPAND ITS INVESTIGATIVE OPTIONS BY ADDING CELLPHONE INTERDICTION TOOLS THROUGHOUT THE PRISON SYSTEM TO HELP DETECT CELLPHO…
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Massachusetts
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
MILFORD, MA-042024$397,700
ASST_NON_2020UPBX0001_015
THE PURPOSE OF THE FY 2020 SAFEGUARDING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY BY ADDRESSING CONTRABAND CELLPHONES PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING F…
JUVENILE JUSTICE OFFICE OF
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
BATON ROUGE, LA-062025$110,112

Top 6 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

CFDA program 16.844 (Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons) federal funding broken down by state, sorted by total obligated amount.
StateFundingAwards
Tennessee$419K1
Alabama$419K1
New Jersey$418K1
Oklahoma$416K1
Massachusetts$398K1
Louisiana$110K1

Top Recipients

Top recipients of CFDA program 16.844 (Combatting Contraband Cell Phone Use in Prisons) federal funding, with total obligated amounts and award counts.
RecipientTotalAwards
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TENNESSEETN$419K1
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSAL$419K1
CORRECTIONS, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OFNJ$418K1
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSOK$416K1
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSMA$398K1
JUVENILE JUSTICE OFFICE OFLA$110K1

Agencies Administering This Program