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Uniform Guidance Frequently Asked Questions

The Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Guidance combines previous guidance and circulars on Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal awards into one streamlined government wide framework for grants management. The new Uniform Guidance is effective for grants and cooperative agreements awarded on or after December 26, 2014. The Uniform Guidance will...

Legal Overview - FY 2021 Awards - Review page

Each recipient of an OJP grant or cooperative agreement must comply with all federal statutes and regulations applicable to the award, as well as the particular award conditions included in the award document.

The webpages accessible at the links listed below are intended to give applicants for OJP awards a general overview of important statutes, regulations, and award conditions that apply to many (or in...