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2019 OJP Grant Application Resource Guide

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This is an archive page that is no longer being updated, it is provided for reference purposes only.  It was current when produced, but is no longer being maintained, the content may be outdated and may contain links that no longer function as originally intended.  Please visit the current OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for the latest updates and resources.

The 2019 Office of...

Grantee Update #2: Guidance on Short Term Administrative Relief for Grantees Impacted by COVID-19

March 21, 2020

Dear OJP Award Recipients—

On March 19, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued OMB memorandum M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations,” affording Federal awarding agencies with additional flexibilities to provide administrative relief to funding recipients affected by the loss of...

OJP Grantee Update #1: COVID-19 Impacts

March 16, 2020

Dear OJP Award Recipient –

Effective Monday, March 16, and until further notice, pursuant to OMB Memorandum M-20-15, dated March 15, 2020, the Department of Justice is moving to a posture of maximum telework in the National Capital Region.  Office of Justice Programs (OJP) staff will work remotely and will be available to assist grantees, stakeholders, and the public during this period. ...

Part 200 Uniform Requirements

Background

  • On December 26, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Uniform Guidance: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in the Federal Register.
  • Uniform Guidance, sometimes referred to as the “Supercircular” or “Omnicircular” provides a streamlined government-wide framework for grants administration and management that consolidates requirements from eight OMB Circulars.
  • The Uniform Guidance was the result of...

"General Conditions" for OJP Awards in FY 2020

May 2020

OJP expects that all (or virtually all) awards made in FY 2020 will include all of the award conditions set out below.

Individual awards typically also will include additional award conditions. Those additional conditions may relate to the particular statute, program, or solicitation under which the award is made; to the substance of the funded application; to the recipient's performance under other federal...

CTAS in Action: Iowa Tribe of Nebraska and Kansas Use DOJ Grant to Improve Public Safety

 

Iowa Tribe
A police officer from the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska uses his laptop during a routine patrol on the tribe's reservation.  The tribe received a 2017 Department of Justice grant under the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation, enabling the Iowa Tribe PD to purchase new equipment and receive critical training to remain certified in two states to provide public safety services. (Courtesy photo Iowa Tribe Police Department)

Providing public safety services on a reservation of more than 12,000 acres across two states is a daunting but necessary task for the six full-time and two part- time law enforcement officers of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

The eight-person department is responsible for providing all public safety services for the tribe of 700 members.

Before the department became operational 24/7 in...

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