Assistance Listing 16.540
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs
Assistance Listing 16.540, “Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,” is a federal program administered by Department of Justice. It provides grant and cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 51 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $43M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
Program goal(s) name: Juvenile justice system improvements. Program goal(s) description: Support state and local efforts to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate policies and projects, directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies, for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation, compliance with the core requirements and overall juvenile justice system improvement efforts. Program objective(s) name: Improve effectiveness of juvenile delinquency programming. Program objective(s) description: (1) Provide funding to states to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects for the development of more effective juvenile delinquency programming (i.e., education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation); (2) facilitate state compliance with the core requirements under the JJDP Act (34 USC 11131(a)(11), (12), (13),and (15); (3) provide and support training and technical assistance to benefit the Formula Grants Program; and (4) support research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the Formula Grants Program.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 16.540
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: Local, State, Public nonprofit institution/organization and Other private institution/organization.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Allocation of formula grants to States and territories are based on relative populations under the age of 18. Amounts awarded for discretionary technical assistance, training, and research grants vary depending on the particular program or project being funded.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.540. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Recently closed under 16.540
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 16.540?
16.540 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.” 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 16.540?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 16.540 provide?
The agency reported $43,041,284 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.