Department of Justice distributes $14.8 million in grants to Arizona cities, agencies and groups

The Department of Justice is dispensing more than $14.8 million in grants to cities, agencies and groups across Arizona, U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced Thursday.

The money was awarded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2026 Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program.

It is meant to support projects to improve how the criminal justice system functions, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency and assist crime victims.

Here is a breakdown of the 16 organizations that were given grants and how much they received:

• Arizona State University was awarded $500,000.
• Arouet Foundation was awarded $1,008,000.
• Axiom Community Recovery was awarded $580,000.
• The city of Williams was awarded $462,000.
• The city of Safford was awarded $250,000.
• The city of Nogales was awarded $481,000.
• Valley Metro Rail Inc. was awarded $1 million.
• The city of Glendale was awarded $1 million.
• The Wellton Police Department was awarded $324,000.
• The La Paz County Sheriff’s Department was awarded $579,000.
• The town of Sahuarita Police Department was awarded $809,687.
• The city of Douglas was awarded $627,000.
• The Pima County Sheriff’s Department was awarded $1.4 million.
• The city of Peoria was awarded $2.85 million.
• The city of Surprise was awarded $999,000.
• The Coconino County Sheriff’s Department was awarded $1.98 million.

The grants are on top of $14 million that the Department’s Office of Justice Programs has distributed to cities, organizations and Indian communities since January.

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