• I. General
  Information
• II. Preaward
  Requirements
• III. Postaward
  Requirements
• IV. Organization
  Structure
• 
  V. Appendices

Chapters:

• 2.1 Application Process
  • Eligible Recipients
  • Program Announcements
  • Nondiscrimination Requirements
  • Intergovernmental Review
  • Application Submittal
  • Application Review
  • Financial Analysis
  • Certifications
  • Seat Belt Use
  • Text Messaging While Driving
  • Tribal Eligibility—Government Discount Airfare
• 2.2 Acceptance of Award and Award Conditions
  • Award Notification and Acceptance Procedures
  • Special Conditions
  • Federal Obligation Process
  • Automated Clearinghouse Enrollment
• 2.3 Standards for Financial Management Systems
  • Accounting System
  • Total Project Cost Budgeting and Accounting
  • Commingling of Funds
  • Recipient and Subrecipient Accounting Responsibilities
  • Contracting with Small and Minority Businesses
  • Supplanting

2.1 Application Process

Program Announcements

For programmatic and technical requirements relating to block and formula award applications, contact the DOJ grant-making component to request program guidelines.

DOJ grant-making components announce competitive discretionary and formula/block program funding opportunities via Grants.gov. Applications for competitive discretionary programs are submitted through Grants.gov; however, the COPS Office has an additional step where their applications are submitted directly in the COPS Office Online Application System. Applications for OJP and OVW non-competitive discretionary and formula/block opportunities are directly submitted to the Grants Management System (GMS). You can also find a collection of available assistance programs in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published by the U.S. General Services Administration. To view each grant-making component's available programs, visit their websites below:

OJP — https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm
OVW — https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations
COPS Office — https://cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=46