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• Postaward
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• Organization
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Chapters:

• Application Process
  • Eligible Recipients
  • Program Announcements
  • Certified Assurances
  • Intergovernmental Review
  • Application Submittal
  • Application Review
  • Federal Debt
    (OMB Circular A-129)
  • Financial Analysis
  • Certifications
  • Seat Belt Use
  • Text Messaging While Driving
  • Tribal Eligibility—
    Government Discount Airfare
• Conditions of Award and Acceptance
  • Award Notification and Acceptance Procedures
  • Special Conditions
  • Federal Obligation Process
  • Automated Clearinghouse Enrollment
• Standards for Financial Management Systems
  • Accounting System
  • Total Cost Budgeting and Accounting
  • Commingling of Funds
  • Recipient and Subrecipient Accounting Responsibilities
  • Minority-Owned Banks
  • Supplanting

Application Process

Federal Debt (Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129)

Recipients of OJP awards will be held accountable for all debts owed to the Federal Government. A debt may be incurred as a result of the following actions:

• Receiving an overpayment of Federal funds.
• Audit disallowances.
• Costs disallowed during monitoring reviews.
• Doing anything else that amounts to a breach of award.

Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, if after written notification your grantee payments continue to be delinquent, your debt will be referred to a collection agency or the Department of the Treasury for further action.

As required by the Federal Claims Collection Standards and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-129, OJP or the awarding agency will apply interest, penalties, and administrative costs to a delinquent debt owed by a debtor or award recipient.

Office of Justice Programs
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