Assistance Listing 16.047

Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice

Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs

Assistance Listing 16.047, “Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice,” is a federal program administered by Department of Justice. It provides cooperative agreement and grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 5 closed opportunities under this listing. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 15 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

Program objective

Program goal(s) name: Comprehensive responses to hate crimes. Program goal(s) description: Develop and enhance comprehensive community-based approaches to address hate crimes, speech, and incidents by promoting community awareness and preparedness, increasing victim reporting, improving prevention efforts and responses to hate crimes. Develop and enhance activities to strengthen community resiliency. Program objective(s) name: Increase community involvement in and funding to prevent and address hate crimes. Project objective(s) description: Invest in community-led initiatives that prevent hate crimes through conflict resolution, community empowerment, and education; Support programs that result in increased reporting of hate crimes to law enforcement or other trusted community institutions; Establish and disseminate a catalogue of various initiatives, efforts, and activities that have been implemented by communities to address hate crimes by promoting replication; Increase access to federal grant funds to prevent and address hate crimes; Increase opportunities for organizations to share lessons learned about their programs.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 16.047

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

Other

Intended beneficiaries: Child (6-15), Refugee/Alien, U.S. Citizen, Migrant, Women, Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease), Other Non-White, Asian, Spanish Origin, American Indian and 23 more.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$7.79M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.047. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 15 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 16.047.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$3.4M

FY23

$8.25M

FY24

$7.61M

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY24 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

California$2.8M
District of Columbia$2M
Virginia$453K
New York$400K
Georgia$400K
Oklahoma$400K
Oregon$400K
Maryland$400K
Minnesota$361K

Most recent awards

GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION · MDTHE GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION PROPOSES A PROJECT DEDICATED TO REDUCING COMMUNITY TENSIONS AND ENHANCING RESILIENCE AGAINST HATE CRIMES AND INCIDENTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BLACK AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN MARYLAND IN THE COUNTIES OF PRINCE GEORGES, MONTGOMERY, AND ANNE ARUNDEL. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE SIERRA LEONE MUSLIM JAMAAT AS A KEY PARTNER, LEVERAGING THEIR DEEP CONNECTIONS $400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
DIVERSITY CENTER OF OKLAHOMA INC · OKTHE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY OF GREATER OKLAHOMA IS UNDER ATTACK. THIS COMMUNITY, LIKE OTHER MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IS SUFFERING FROM A DRASTIC RISE IN HATE CRIMES AND INCIDENTS, WHERE ITS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TARGETED, ATTACKED, BULLIED, AND KILLED. THE DIVERSITY CENTER OF OKLAHOMA, INC. UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS HATE CRIMES OF ANY KIND IS TO DEVE$400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
LUCKY SHOALS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. · GATHIS PROJECT, WITH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN LATINO COMMUNITY FUND GEORGIA AND THE LUCKY SHOALS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., PROPOSES TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES ATTRIBUTED TO THE RISE IN HATE CRIMES AGAINST LATINOS IN GEORGIA BY PILOTING A HATE CRIMES PROGRAM IN DEKALB COUNTY AND GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA. LATINO COMMUNITY FUND GEORGIA AND LUCKY SHOALS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. WILL CREATE AND CONVENE $400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
NAACP EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD BRANCH · ORTHE EUGENE SPRINGFIELD NAACP PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES AND INCIDENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACHES AS PART OF ITS LEGAL REDRESS PROGRAM. THE SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD, WHERE THE NAACP HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. THE EXTENDED SERVICE AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON. PRIMARY ACTIV$400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK · NYUNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK (USS) AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION (AAF) ARE PROPOSING A PROJECT TO ADDRESS THE RAPID RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES THAT HAS PERSISTED SINCE THE PANDEMIC, SERVING ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEW YORK CITY AS WELL AS REACHING ASIAN SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. USS WILL BUILD UPON ITS SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF THE REJOICE! ORGANIZE!$400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
FAITH-BASED INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGANIZATION · VATHE FAITH-BASED INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INFORMATION, ANALYSIS, AND CAPABILITIES TO HELP UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE RISK TO THE APPROXIMATELY 350,000 RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (FBOS) OFFERING WORSHIP, EDUCATION, SUPPORT SERVICES, SPIRITUAL AID, AND COMFORT, WHILE ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, COLLABORA$453KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION · CASTOP ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI)HATE PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT STOP AAPI HATE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS HATE CRIMES AND/OR HATE INCIDENTS. THE PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP A HOLISTIC, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, TRAUMA-INFORMED, COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING AAPI HATE INCIDENTS AND PROVIDE CRISIS RESPONSE, CARE AND HEALING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED$2MStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
MN8 · MNMINNESOTA 8 (MN8) PROPOSES TO CREATE THE INTERGENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HATE PROJECT (THE PROJECT), WHICH WILL DRAW ON THE PROMINENT INTERGENERATIONAL FEATURE OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (AAPI) AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, TRAINING, DATA COLLECTION, AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND CREATE REPLICABLE RESOURC$361KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
ST. BARNABAS SENIOR CENTER OF LOS ANGELES · CAST. BARNABAS SENIOR SERVICES SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING CONCERN OF HATE CRIMES IN LOS ANGELES, PARTICULARLY THOSE TARGETING OLDER ADULTS. DESPITE THE GENERAL AWARENESS OF HATE CRIMES, INCIDENTS AGAINST OLDER INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN ASIAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES, ARE MARKEDLY UNDERREPORTED. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED THESE ISSUES, HIGHLIGHTING THE INTERSECTION OF AGEISM AND $400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗
PINYON FOUNDATION · CATHE NO AL ODIO (NO TO HATE) PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO UNDERSTAND, REPORT, AND NOT PERPETRATE HATE CRIMES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL VALLEY, AND IMPERIAL VALLEY COUNTIES. ITS AIM IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HATE CRIMES AND IMPROVE REPORTING RATES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH STRATEGY. THE PROJECT WILL LEVER$400KStarts Oct 1, 2024 · Award ↗

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Recently closed under 16.047

Closed opportunities under 16.047
Opportunity	Status	Award range	Closes	ALN
BJA FY 2026 Enhancing Security Measures for Houses of WorshipBureau of Justice Assistance	Closed	Up to $200K	Sep 2, 2026	16.047
BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource CenterBureau of Justice Assistance	Closed	Up to $2M	Jul 8, 2024	16.031, 16.040, 16.047, 16.048
BJA FY24 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate CrimeBureau of Justice Assistance	Closed	Up to $2M	Jun 25, 2024	16.047
BJA FY 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate CrimesBureau of Justice Assistance	Closed	Up to $1M	May 17, 2023	16.047
BJA FY 22 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate CrimesBureau of Justice Assistance	Closed	Up to $300K	Jul 12, 2022	16.047

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 16.047?

16.047 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 16.047?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

Who has received funding under ALN 16.047?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 15 grant awards under 16.047. The largest recipients by obligations were CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ($2M), INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE-U.S. ($2M), FAITH-BASED INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGANIZATION ($453K), NAACP EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD BRANCH ($400K) and 1 more. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.