COVID-19

Announcements

• $850 million available to help public safety agencies address COVID-19 pandemic | BJA
• Approximately $55 million available to fight human trafficking and help trafficking victims | OJP
• Nearly $70 million available from OJP program offices to support reentry efforts | OJP
• OJP announces recent grants awarded through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program | BJA/OJP
• Public comments requested on the reinstatement and update of...

Given that the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program may be vulnerable to fraud schemes, the Office of Justice Programs shares the following information provided by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General to increase fraud awareness for our grantee community.

• Advance Fee and Business Email Compromise Schemes
• Emerging Health Care Fraud Schemes
• Risk of Cryptocurrency Scams
• Fraudulent Sales of Medical Equipment
• Summary of Online...

June 22, 2020

Dear OJP Award Recipients—

On June 18, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued OMB memorandum M-20-26, “Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations,” extending certain flexibilities for administrative relief to funding recipients affected by the loss of operational capacity due to...

Youth mentoring relies on the power of human connections.  Maintaining those connections in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic may be challenging, but it is an important and worthwhile effort.  As President Trump said, “Mentors serve not only as role models for young people but also as an inspiration to dream big and pursue any goal—regardless of circumstance.”

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Child abuse takes place in every part of the population and takes many forms.  Children suffer from neglect, endure physical and sexual abuse, are exploited by pornographers and sex traffickers, and become collateral victims of drug abuse and other types of maltreatment every single day in America.  Fortunately, Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the nation are providing critical...