Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA)
Responding to September 11 Victims: Lessons Learned From the States
Crime Victims Fund
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. ...
Award Condition: Civil Rights Compliance Specific to State Administering Agencies (OJP awards made during or before FY 2016)
The following requirements are specifically incorporated by reference in a number of OJP awards to States made during FY 2016 and earlier fiscal years.
Award requirement:
All State Administering Agencies (SAAs) have a responsibility to monitor their subrecipients to ensure that the subrecipients are complying with the federal civil rights laws that are applicable to recipients of federal financial assistance. In accordance with 28 C.F.R. §§...
Civil rights requirements associated with OJP awards
October 2019
This webpage is intended to give applicants for OJP awards a general overview of award requirements that relate to civil rights and nondiscrimination. These requirements will be addressed in several of the "General Conditions" for FY 2020 OJP awards. Certain OJP awards will include additional conditions related to civil rights and nondiscrimination.
State Administering Agencies
Many OJP formula grants are awarded directly to state governments, which then set priorities and allocate funds within that state. For more information on how a state intends to distribute formula grant funds, contact the administering state agency. For each state, a list of formula grant points of contact is available by clicking on that state in the map below, or choosing from the drop menu at the bottom of the page. If you are using grant monies for information technology, you can comply with the special condition by contacting the State and Territory Technology Points of Contact in your state
It's Not an "Accident": It's a Crime!
National Children's Alliance 2017 Annual Report
