NCJ Number
163359
Date Published
1996
Length
63 pages
Annotation
The National Criminal Justice Association developed a seminar series to provide instruction in the financial management of Federal grant-in-aid programs and projects.
Abstract
Overall, approximately 370 State and local officials and local recipients of grants and cooperative agreements participated in the seminar series which consisted of seven regional sessions held during the June-October 1995 period. Lasting 1.5 days each, regional sessions were convened in Texas, Alabama, Minneapolis, Oregon, Maine, and the District of Columbia. Specific information was provided on the financial management of formula and/or discretionary grants awarded from Federal grant- in-aid programs administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, the National Institute of Justice, and other Federal agencies. The seminars focused on Federal administrative policies, procedures, and processes affecting grant management and fund disbursement and expenditures. Topics covered at the seminars included Federal requirements and regulations governing the recording and expenditure of project income and forfeited assets, procurement, lobbying, compliance with drug-free workplace provisions, and audits. The Office of Justice Programs financial guide and new Federal letter of credit and financial reporting procedures were also addressed. Figures and tables