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Legal Notices

Special circumstances as to particular award conditions (updated April 22, 2021):

Whenever (in certain special circumstances) the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") determines that it will not implement or enforce (in whole or in part) one or more requirements otherwise applicable to an Office of Justice Programs ("OJP") award, it is OJP's general practice to set out notice of each such determination through this "Legal Notices" webpage.  Any legal notice pertaining to award requirements that is posted through this webpage is incorporated by reference into the award.

N.B.:  Award requirements include not only award conditions, but also compliance with assurances and certifications that relate to conduct during the period of performance for the award.

As of April 22, 2021, DOJ will no longer implement or enforce certain requirements placed on awards that were previously made or offered.  Details are as set forth below in the “Legal notice pertaining to FY 2017, FY 2018, FY 2019, and FY 2020 awards (and award offers).”

Legal notice pertaining to FY 2017, FY 2018, FY 2019, and FY 2020 awards (and award offers)


NOTICE

Consistent with an April 14, 2021 Attorney General memorandum, the Department of Justice has revised its guidance regarding conditions on OJP grants as described here.

Consonant with award condition #1 on affected awards, the Office of Justice Programs will no longer apply or enforce the following conditions placed on awards that were made or offered during Fiscal Years 2017-2020:

  • The FY 2017 Byrne JAG Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373
  • The FY 2018 Byrne JAG Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 & 1644
  • The FY 2018 Byrne JAG Certification Relating to 8 U.S.C. §§ 1226(a) & (c), 1231(a), 1324(a), 1357(a), & 1366(1) & (3)
  • Information regarding Communication with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) application attachment
  • Fiscal Year 2017 award conditions:
    • "Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373" required for valid award acceptance by a "State"
    • "Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373” required for valid award acceptance by a unit of local government
    • Ongoing compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 is required
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373; unallowable costs; obligation to notify
    • Required State-level rules or practices related to aliens; allowable costs
    • Required local-government-level rules or practices related to aliens; allowable costs
  • Fiscal Year 2018 award conditions:
    • Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644 (within the funded "program or activity") required for valid award acceptance by a "State"
    • Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644 (within the funded "program or activity") required for valid award acceptance by a local government
    • Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 (within the funded "program or activity") required for valid award acceptance by a "State"
    • Certification of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 (within the funded "program or activity") required for valid award acceptance by a local government
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement: 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; ongoing compliance
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement: 8 U.S.C. 1373; ongoing compliance
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement (8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644); unallowable costs; notification
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement (8 U.S.C. 1373); unallowable costs; notification
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  No public disclosure of certain law enforcement sensitive information
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of certain aliens
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release
    • Requirement to collect certain information from subrecipients
    • PSN – Subrecipient DHS question requirement
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release of criminal aliens
  • Fiscal Year 2019 award conditions:
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; ongoing compliance
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; ongoing compliance
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373; ongoing compliance
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373; ongoing compliance
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; unallowable costs; notification
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on no use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; unallowable costs; notification
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373; unallowable costs; notification
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on no use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  8 U.S.C. 1373; unallowable costs; notification
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  No public disclosure of certain law enforcement sensitive information
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  No public disclosure of certain law enforcement sensitive information
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of certain aliens
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of certain aliens
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of criminal aliens
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of criminal aliens
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release of criminal aliens
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release of criminal aliens
    • Requirement to collect certain information from subrecipients
  • Fiscal Year 2020 award conditions:
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  information-communication restrictions; unallowable costs; notification
    • Authority to obligate award funds contingent on no use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  information-communication restrictions; unallowable costs; notification
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  information-communication restrictions; ongoing compliance
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  information-communication restrictions; ongoing compliance
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  No public disclosure of certain law-enforcement-sensitive information
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  No public disclosure of certain law-enforcement-sensitive information
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Notice of scheduled release
    • Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement: Interrogation of certain aliens
    • No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement:  Interrogation of certain aliens
    • Requirement to collect certain information from subrecipients