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The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice 

(NIJ) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the Recovery Act: 

Research and Evaluation of Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 

program. 

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the landmark American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”). As one of its many elements, the Recovery Act 

provides the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with funding for grants to assist State, local, and 

tribal law enforcement (including support for hiring), to combat violence against women, to fight 

internet crimes against children, to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to 

assist victims of crime, and to support youth mentoring. DOJ is committed to working with our 

national, State, local and tribal partnerships to ensure this funding invests in the American 

workforce. 

Specifically, under this solicitation, NIJ will be making awards for research and evaluation 

projects that support the purposes of several OJP Recovery Act competitive grant programs. 

Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of 

Recovery Act State and Local Law 

Enforcement Assistance 

Eligibility 

(See “Eligibility,” page 5) 

Deadline 

Registration with the OJP Grants Management System (GMS) is required 

prior to application submission. 

Applicants must obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet prior to 

application submission. Applicants must register with the Central Contractor 

Registration (CCR) database. 

(See “Deadline: Registration,” page 5) 

All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time May 18, 2009. 

(See “Deadline: Application,” page 5) 
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Important Note to Prospective Applicants 

This solicitation is issued pursuant to the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which was signed into 

law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. As of the date this 

solicitation is issued, government-wide guidance is still forthcoming 

on various aspects of the Act. 

Applicants are strongly advised to check the appropriate Web site 

and www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/solicitationrequirements.htm 

periodically (including before submitting an application) for updates 

to this solicitation and its associated requirements. Additional 

information may become available that could affect project proposal 

narratives, timelines, budget requests, certifications, and other 

matters related to applications. 

Award recipients will be required to follow any applicable provisions 

of government-wide guidance that may be issued pursuant to the 

Recovery Act. 

Contact Information 

For assistance with the programmatic requirements of this solicitation, contact Katharine 

Browning, Senior Social Science Analyst, at 202–616–4786 or Katharine.Browning@usdoj.gov; 

Linda Truitt, Senior Social Science Analyst, at 202–353–9081 or Linda.Truitt@usdoj.gov; or 

Brett Chapman, Social Science Analyst, at 202–514–2187 or Brett.Chapman@usdoj.gov. 

This application must be submitted through OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS). For 

technical assistance relating to the online application system, call the Grants Management 

System Support Hotline at 1–888–549–9901, option 3. 

Note: The GMS Support Hotline hours of operation are Monday–Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

eastern time. 

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CONTENTS 

Overview ...........................................................................................................................4
 

Deadline: Registration ................................................................................................5 

Deadline: Application ..................................................................................................5 

Eligibility ...................................................................................................................5 

• Additional Requirements of the Recovery Act related to Eligibility to Receive Funds ............6 

• Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations ........................................................6
 

• American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Tribes and/or Tribal Organizations ....................7
 

Specific Information ............................................................................................................7 

Accountability and Transparency under the Recovery Act ...................................................12 

Performance Measures ................................................................................................15 

How to Apply .............................................................................................................16 

What An Application Must Include ..................................................................................17 

Selection Criteria ........................................................................................................19 

Review Process ..........................................................................................................21 

Additional Requirements ...............................................................................................21 

Appendix: Template for Required Certification ....................................................................24 

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Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of 

Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement 

Assistance 

(CFDA #16.808, CFDA #16.809, CFDA #16.810) 

Overview 

This grant program is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Public Law 111-5) (the “Recovery Act”). 

The stated purposes of the Recovery Act are: to preserve and create jobs and promote 

economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments 

needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and 

health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will 

provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize State and local government budgets, in 

order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive State and 

local tax increases. 

The Recovery Act places great emphasis on accountability and transparency in the use of 

taxpayer dollars. Among other things, it creates a new Recovery Accountability and 

Transparency Board and a new Web site—Recovery.gov—to provide information to the public, 

including access to detailed information on grants and contracts made with Recovery Act funds. 

The Recovery Act provides funding for various competitive grant programs that will be 

administered by OJP. Subject to the availability of funds, NIJ seeks applications that promote 

the goals of the Recovery Act through research and evaluation that supports the purposes of 

several OJP Recovery Act competitive grant programs. Targeted areas include: increasing the 

capacity of State and local criminal justice systems; developing data-driven strategies that 

provide information to law enforcement to help prevent and combat rural crime; and improving 

efficiency and effectiveness of law enforcement in combating criminal narcotics activity along or 

stemming from the Southern border. 

Note: Absent explicit statutory authorization or written delegation of authority to the contrary, all 

final grant award decisions will be made by the OJP Assistant Attorney General (AAG), who 

may also give consideration to factors including, but not limited to, underserved populations, 

strategic priorities, past performance, and available funding when making awards. 

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Deadline: Registration 

Registering with OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS) 

Applications must be submitted through OJP’s online Grants Management System (GMS). To 

access the system, go to https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. Applicants should begin the process 

immediately to meet the GMS registration deadline, especially if this is the first time they have 

used the system. Each application requires a separate GMS registration. The registration 

process for organizations includes: (1) Obtaining a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number; (2) Registering your organization with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

database; and (3) Registering with GMS prior to applying. 

The deadline to register is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 18, 2009. 

A DUNS number is required. All applicants under this solicitation must include a DUNS (Data 

Universal Numbering System) number in their application. Applications without a DUNS number 

are incomplete. 

A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for 

identifying and keeping track of entities receiving Federal funds. The identifier is used for 

tracking purposes and to validate address and point of contact information for federal assistance 

applicants, recipients, and subrecipients. The DUNS number will be used throughout the grant 

life cycle. Obtaining a DUNS number is a free, simple, one-time activity. Obtain one by calling 

1–866–705–5711 or by applying online at http://www.dnb.com/us/. Individuals are exempt from 

this requirement. 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is required. In addition to the DUNS number 

requirement, OJP requires that all applicants (other than individuals) for Federal financial 

assistance maintain current registrations in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. 

The CCR database is the repository for standard information about Federal financial assistance 

applicants, recipients, and subrecipients. Organizations that have previously submitted 

applications via Grants.gov are already registered with CCR, as it is a requirement for 

Grants.gov registration. Please note, however, that applicants must update or renew their CCR 

registration at least once per year to maintain an active status. Information about registration 

procedures can be accessed at www.ccr.gov. 

Deadline: Application 

The due date for applying for funding under this announcement is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on 

May 18, 2009. 

Eligibility 

In general, NIJ is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

agreements with, States (including territories), local governments (including federally recognized 

Indian tribal governments that perform law enforcement functions), nonprofit and profit 

organizations (including tribal nonprofit and profit organizations), institutions of higher education 

(including tribal institutions of higher education), and certain qualified individuals. Foreign 

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governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible 

to apply. 

Additional Requirements related to the Recovery Act (including certification 

requirements): 

Reporting on the Use of Funds. In order to be eligible to receive funds under this solicitation, 

applicants must certify that they will satisfy the reporting requirements of section 1512(c) of the 

Recovery Act, which requires detailed reporting (including reporting on subawards) not later 

than ten calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter. Detailed information on 

section 1512(c) appears below, under “Accountability and Transparency under the Recovery 

Act.” A template for the certification is included in the appendix. Applicants may expect that a 

standard form and/or standard reporting mechanism will be made available at a future date. 

Funding Distribution and Appropriate Use of Funds. Section 1607 of the Recovery Act requires 

either a certification by the Governor or a concurrent resolution of the State legislature 

concerning funds distribution and assurance of appropriate use of funds. States may not receive 

funds under this Recovery Act solicitation unless section 1607 is satisfied. Please reference the 

“OJP Recovery Act Additional Requirements” Web page at 

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/solicitationrequirements.htm. 

Faith-Based And Other Community Organizations: Consistent with Executive Order 13279, 

dated December 12, 2002, and 28 C.F.R. Part 38, faith-based and other community 

organizations that statutorily qualify as eligible applicants under DOJ programs are invited and 

encouraged to apply for assistance awards to fund eligible grant activities. Faith-based and 

other community organizations will be considered for awards on the same basis as other eligible 

applicants and, if they receive assistance awards, will be treated on an equal basis with all other 

grantees in the administration of such awards. No eligible applicant or grantee will be 

discriminated for or against on the basis of its religious character or affiliation, religious name, or 

the religious composition of its board of directors or persons working in the organization. 

Faith-based organizations receiving DOJ assistance awards retain their independence and do 

not lose or have to modify their religious identity (e.g., remove religious symbols) to receive 

assistance awards. DOJ grant funds, however, may not be used to fund any inherently religious 

activity, such as prayer or worship. Inherently religious activity is permissible, although it cannot 

occur during an activity funded with DOJ grant funds; rather, such religious activity must be 

separate in time or place from the DOJ-funded program. Further, participation in such activity by 

individuals receiving services must be voluntary. Programs funded by DOJ are not permitted to 

discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of a beneficiary’s religion. 

If your organization is a faith-based organization that makes hiring decisions on the basis of 

religious belief, it may be entitled, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 

42 U.S.C. § 2000bb, to receive federal funds and yet maintain that hiring practice, even if the 

law creating the funding program contains a general ban on religious discrimination in 

employment. For the circumstances under which this may occur, and the certifications that may 

be required, please see the section titled, “Funding to Faith-Based Organizations” on the “OJP 

Recovery Act Additional Requirements” Web page at 

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Applicants are also encouraged to review the “Civil Rights Compliance” section on the “OJP 

Recovery Act Additional Requirements” Web page, which can also be found at 

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/solicitationrequirements.htm. 

American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Tribes and/or Tribal Organizations: If a grant 

application is being submitted on behalf of a tribe or tribal organization, a current authorizing 

resolution of the governing body of the tribal entity or other enactment of the tribal council or 

comparable government entity authorizing the inclusion of the tribe or tribal organization named 

in the application must be included with the application. 

Specific Information—Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of 

Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 

All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or 

additional requirements that may be imposed by law. Applicants also should anticipate 

that awards under the Recovery Act will be one-time awards and accordingly should 

propose project activities and deliverables that can be accomplished without additional 

DOJ funding. 

Under the Recovery Act, OJP received funding that, among other things, supports the following 

competitive grant programs—Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant 

Program; Recovery Act: Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs; and 

Recovery Act: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the 

United States. Program solicitations for each of these programs, all of which will be 

administered by the OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), are available at 

http://ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/. 

NIJ is soliciting proposals that promote the goals of the Recovery Act through research and 

evaluation projects that support the purposes of these Recovery Act programs. Evaluation 

proposals should explain how the particular program or strategy being proposed for evaluation 

was selected and demonstrate that the program has reached a sufficient level of stability for 

evaluation purposes. Proposals for research or evaluation that address any of the following 

objectives will be considered. 

1. Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program 

Applicants are referred to the corresponding BJA solicitation at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryByrne.pdf. Up to $2,250,000 is available to 

fund up to eight awards under this objective. 

Applicants proposing to conduct evaluations under this objective are advised that NIJ will give 

high priority to applications proposed in partnership with programs receiving funds from BJA 

under the Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program. Applications for 

evaluations of programs not receiving funds from BJA under the Recovery Act “Byrne 

Competitive” program will also be considered. As always, strength of evaluation design will be a 

critical factor in funding decisions. 

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The focus of this objective is to evaluate programs that increase the capacity of State and local 

criminal justice systems in the following areas: 

•	 Neighborhood probation, parole and other community corrections officers; 

•	 Regional task force activities to reduce mortgage fraud and crime related to vacant 

properties; 

•	 Hiring of civilian staff in law enforcement agencies and implications for crime reduction; 

•	 Problem-solving courts and community prosecution programs; 

•	 State and local capacity to process forensic evidence by hiring lab analysts, crime scene 

specialists, law enforcement, and evidence coordinators; or, 

•	 Crime victim resources and services, especially in underserved populations. 

In addition, consistent with the goals of the Recovery Act, NIJ is interested in learning more 

about the impact of preserving and creating positions in the criminal justice workforce. 

Examples of key research questions include the following: 

•	 Absenteeism and turnover – For specific labor sectors of the criminal justice system 

(e.g., police, probation officers, or institutional corrections), what is known about career 

longevity, workforce turnover, and absenteeism from work (e.g., sick leave)? What 

provisions have agencies taken to project accurately and to plan for staffing turnover in 

specific labor sectors? What strategies are in use to retain experienced staff in specific 

criminal justice labor sectors? 

•	 Work readiness, training and recruitment – What is the role of police or other criminal 

justice related training academies and programs in creating a work-ready criminal justice 

labor force? What is the role and value of basic criminal justice education programs in 

promoting relevant employment? 

•	 Work transitions – What evidence exists to help understand mobility into and out of 

specific criminal justice labor sectors; for instance, how much transition in workforce 

exists between institutional corrections and community corrections workforces? What 

recruitment and/or training strategies are used or may be used to transition workforce 

into criminal justice careers from the military or industry? How often do criminal justice or 

law enforcement agencies allow lateral entry and what have been the performance 

results of these employees? 

•	 Work performance – How is performance measured? What kinds of innovative 

performance incentive systems exist and do they work? 

2. Recovery Act: Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs 

Applicants are referred to the corresponding BJA solicitation at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoveryRuralLE.pdf. Up to $1,250,000 is available to 

fund up to four awards under this objective. 

The focus of this objective is on evaluations of data-driven strategies that provide timely, 

accurate, and actionable information to law enforcement for sound management decisions to 

help prevent and combat rural crime (especially drug-related crime) with existing limited 

resources. 

For purposes of this solicitation, the following definitions apply: 

•	 “Rural area”– (I) a jurisdiction that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area 

(MSA), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget; or, (II) any jurisdiction 

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located in an MSA, but in a county or tribal jurisdiction that has a population less than 

50,000. 

•	 “Rural state”–a state that has a population density of 52 of fewer persons per square 

mile or a state in which the largest county has fewer than 150,000 people based on 

the most recent decennial census. 

For purposes of this solicitation objective, state and local law enforcement agencies include 

state and local prosecutors, parole, probation, and community corrections agencies.

 In connection with rural law enforcement, NIJ is particularly interested in: 

•	 Programs that support the hiring of personnel, including crime analysts, to prevent 

and combat rural crime; 

•	 Implementation of management practices that improve rural agency capacity to 

share appropriate investigative and case information with national information 

sharing programs; 

•	 Strategies designed to collaboratively improve rural law enforcement drug and crime 

investigations; 

•	 Rural local, regional, or statewide projects that support law enforcement efforts to 

prevent or reduce crime; 

•	 Programs that build capacity to increase public safety, and to investigate crime and 

drug-related crimes in rural states and rural areas; 

•	 Projects that enhance rural law enforcement anti-gang investigations of gangs 

involved in drug-related crimes; 

•	 Programs that support rural law enforcement task force activities and tactical 

operations effectiveness; 

•	 Programs that support problem-oriented policing, community mobilization, use of 

volunteers, and resource sharing in rural areas and states; 

•	 Programs that improve the sharing and use of criminal intelligence within law 

enforcement, including rural agencies; 

•	 Programs that establish or enhance multi-agency or multi-jurisdiction information 

sharing designed to facilitate improved services to the community; and increased 

detection, enforcement; and prosecution of criminal activity through improved access 

to relevant criminal justice data locally or nationwide; or, 

•	 Programs that establish multi-jurisdictional information sharing systems. 

3. Recovery Act: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern 

Border of the United States 

Applicants are referred to the corresponding BJA solicitation at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recovery/RecoverySouthernBorder.pdf. Up to $300,000 is 

available to fund up to three awards under this objective. 

The focus of this objective is upon the control, reduction, and/or prevention of criminal narcotics 

activity along or stemming from the Southern border. How can we improve the efficiency and 

effectiveness of law enforcement in combating criminal narcotics activity along or stemming 

from the Southern border, including drug-related crime and violence? For the purposes of this 

solicitation objective, narcotic drug activity must relate to Mexican, Central and South American 

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production and trafficking, and the Southern border refers to the four States on the geographic 

land border of the U.S. (i.e., California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas). 

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Within this objective, NIJ is interested in research and evaluation on: 

•	 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) programs – How may HIDTA or other 

similar programs enhance coordination of criminal narcotics activity control efforts 

among local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies? 

HIDTA is defined as a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement partnership focused on the 

interdiction, control, and prevention of the sale, distribution, and use of illegal drugs. The 

HIDTA Program provides Federal resources to areas within the U.S., designated by the 

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, that exhibit serious drug trafficking 

problems and harmfully impact other areas of the country. You can find an overview of 

the HIDTA program on the Office of National Drug Control Policy Web site at 

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/hidta/overview.html. 

•	 Equipment – What equipment, technology, and additional resources to combat criminal 

narcotics drug trafficking and its consequences are critical in the Southern border 

region? 

•	 Investigation – How best can crime laboratories, prosecutors, analysts, and other 

experts be used to build intelligence and support case-building efforts to combat criminal 

narcotics activity, including drug-related crime and violence? 

Evaluation Research: Within applications proposing evaluation research, funding priority will 

be given to experimental research designs that use random selection and assignment of 

participants to experimental and control conditions. When randomized designs are not feasible, 

priority will be given to quasi-experimental designs that include contemporary procedures like 

Propensity Score Matching and Regression Discontinuity Design to address selection bias in 

evaluating outcomes and impacts. 

Evaluations that also include measurements of program fidelity and implementation as part of a 

thorough process assessment are desirable. Measurements of program fidelity should be 

included as part of an assessment of program processes and operations to ensure that policies, 

programs, and technologies are implemented as designed. As one aspect of a comprehensive 

evaluation, assessments of program processes should include objective measurements and 

qualitative observations of programs as they are actually implemented and services are 

delivered. These may include assessment of such aspects as adherence to program content 

and protocol, quantity and duration, quality of delivery, and participant responsiveness. 

Proposed evaluation research designs with multiple units of analysis and multiple 

measurements will also be given priority. Design aspects that contribute to the validity of results 

are necessary to effectively address issues of generalizability and representativeness of 

findings. 

Finally, applications that include cost/benefit analysis will be given priority. NIJ views 

cost/benefit analysis as an effective way to communicate and disseminate findings from 

evaluation research. 

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Please note: All applicants under this solicitation must comply with Department of Justice 

regulations on confidentiality and human subjects protection. See the “OJP Recovery Act 

Additional Requirements” Web page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/solicitationrequirements.htm. 

What will not be funded: 

1. Provision of training or direct service. 

2. Proposals primarily to purchase equipment, materials, or supplies. 

3. Work that will be funded under another specific solicitation. 

Cost of proposed work: All NIJ awards are subject to the availability of appropriated 

funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. 

NIJ expects to make the following awards, depending on funds available, the number of highquality applications, and other pertinent factors: 

1. Recovery Act: Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program–Up to $2,250,000 is 

available to fund up to eight awards under this objective. 

2. Recovery Act: Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs–Up to 

$1,250,000 is available to fund up to four awards under this objective. 

3. Recovery Act: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern 

Border of the United States–Up to $300,000 is available to fund up to three awards 

under this objective. 

Applicants should be aware that the total period of an award, including one that receives a nocost extension of the award period, ordinarily will not exceed 3 years. 

A grant made by NIJ under this solicitation may account for up to 100 percent of the total cost of 

the project. See "Cofunding," under "What an Application Must Include." 

Limitation on use of award funds for employee compensation; waiver: No portion of any 

award of more than $250,000 made under this solicitation may be used to pay any portion of the 

total cash compensation (salary plus bonuses) of any employee of the award recipient whose 

total cash compensation exceeds 110% of the maximum annual salary payable to a member of 

the Federal government’s Senior Executive Service (SES) at an agency with a Certified SES 

Performance Appraisal System for that year. For FY 2009, the total cash compensation cannot 

exceed $194,700 ($177,000 [current maximum SES salary] plus [$177,000 times 10%]). (The 

salary table for SES employees is available at www.opm.gov.) 

This prohibition may be waived at the discretion of the Assistant Attorney General for the Office 

of Justice Programs. An applicant that wishes to request a waiver should include a detailed 

justification in the budget narrative for the application. The justification should include: the 

particular qualification and expertise of the individual, the uniqueness of the service being 

provided, the individual’s specific knowledge of the program or project undertaken with the grant 

funds and a statement explaining that the individual’s salary is commensurate with the regular 

and customary rate for an individual with her/his qualifications and expertise, and for the work 

that is to be done. 

Non-Supplanting: For purposes of this Recovery Act solicitation, the general non-supplanting 

requirement of the OJP Financial Guide (Part II, Chapter 3) does not apply. 

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Recovery Act: Contracts 

Generally speaking, the Recovery Act places special emphasis on the use of fixed-price 

contracts awarded through competitive procedures. As information becomes available, OJP will 

provide guidance to applicants as to what, if any, particular procurement requirements or 

procedures may apply to contracts awarded with Recovery Act grant funds, apart from those 

that appear in 28 C.F.R. Part 66 and 28 C.F.R. Part 70. 

Recovery Act: Limit on Funds 

The Recovery Act specifically provides that funds may not be used by any State or local 

government, or any private entity, for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, 

zoo, golf course, or swimming pool. 

Recovery Act: Use of Funds in Conjunction with Funds from Other Sources 

Recovery Act funds may be used in conjunction with other funding as necessary to complete 

projects, but tracking and reporting of Recovery Act funds must be separate, to meet the 

reporting and other requirements of the Recovery Act and other applicable law. There can be no 

commingling of funds. (See “Accountability and Transparency under the Recovery Act,” below.) 

Accountability and Transparency under the Recovery Act 

Separate Tracking and Reporting of Recovery Act Funds and Outcomes 

Consistent with the special purposes and goals of the Recovery Act, and its strong emphasis on 

accountability and transparency, it is essential that all funds from a Recovery Act grant be 

tracked, accounted for, and reported on separately from all other funds (including DOJ grant 

funds from non-Recovery Act grants awarded for the same or similar purposes or programs). 

Recipients must also be prepared to track and report on the specific outcomes and benefits 

attributable to use of Recovery Act funds. 

The accounting systems of all recipients and subrecipients must ensure that funds from any 

award under this Recovery Act solicitation are not commingled with funds from any other 

source. 

Misuse of grant funds may result in a range of penalties, including suspension of current and 

future funds, suspension or debarment from Federal grants, recoupment of monies provided 

under a grant, and civil and/or criminal penalties. 

Quarterly Financial and Programmatic Reporting 

Consistent with the Recovery Act emphasis on accountability and transparency, reporting 

requirements under Recovery Act grant programs will differ from and expand upon OJP’s 

standard reporting requirements for grants. In particular, section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act 

sets out detailed requirements for quarterly reports that must be submitted within 10 days of the 

end of each calendar quarter. Receipt of funds will be contingent on meeting the Recovery Act 

reporting requirements. 

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Under this Recovery Act program, quarterly financial and programmatic reporting will be 

required, and will be due within 10 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, 

starting July 10, 2009. 

Programmatic and Financial Reporting 

Periods 

Due Dates 

October- December January 10 

January- March April 10 

April-June July 10 

July-September October 10 

The information from grantee reports will be posted on a public Web site. To the extent that 

grant funds are available to pay a grantee’s administrative expenses, those funds may be used 

to assist the grantee in meeting the accelerated time-frame and extensive reporting 

requirements of the Recovery Act. 

Recovery Act grant recipients may expect that the information posted by OJP will identify 

grantees that are delinquent in their reporting. In addition, in keeping with standard OJP 

practice, grant recipients who do not submit required reports by the due date will not be 

permitted to draw down funds thereafter, during the pendency of the delinquency, and may be 

subject to other appropriate actions by OJP, including, but not limited to, restrictions on eligibility 

for future OJP awards, restrictions on drawdowns on other OJP awards, and suspension or 

termination of the Recovery Act award. 

Funding recipients may expect that a standard form and/or reporting mechanism may be 

available. Additional instructions and guidance regarding the required reporting will be provided 

as they become available. For planning purposes, however, all applicants should be aware that 

the Recovery Act section 1512(c) provides as follows: 

Recipient Reports—Not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each 

recipient that received recovery funds from a Federal agency shall submit a report to that 

agency that contains– 

(1) the total amount of recovery funds received from that agency; 

(2) the amount of recovery funds received that were expended or obligated to 

projects or activities; and 

(3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for which recovery funds were 

expended or obligated, including– 

(A) the name of the project or activity; 

(B) a description of the project or activity; 

(C) an evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity; 

(D) an estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs 

retained by the project or activity; and 

(E) for infrastructure investments made by State and local governments, 

the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency for funding the 

infrastructure investment with funds made available under this Act, 

and name of the person to contact at the agency if there are concerns 

with the infrastructure investment. 

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(4) Detailed information on any subcontracts or subgrants awarded by the 

recipient to include the data elements required to comply with the Federal 

Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282), 

allowing aggregate reporting on awards below $25,000 or to individuals, as 

prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

Subawards under Recovery Act Grants 

Reporting; DUNS and CCR. As indicated above, quarterly reporting requirements for Recovery 

Act awards include reporting with respect to subawards. In order to facilitate that reporting, 

award recipients must work with their first-tier subawardees (if any) to ensure that, no later than 

the due date of the award recipient’s first quarterly report after a subaward is made, the 

subawardee has a DUNS number and is registered with the Central Contractor Registration 

(CCR) database. See “Deadline: Registration,” above, for more information on CCR and DUNS 

numbers. 

Monitoring of subawards. All applicants should bear in mind that any recipient of an award 

under this solicitation will be responsible for monitoring of subawards under the grant in 

accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, OMB circulars, and guidelines, including the 

OJP Financial Guide. Primary recipients will be responsible for oversight of subawardee 

spending and monitoring of specific outcomes and benefits attributable to use of Recovery Act 

funds. 

Reporting Fraud, Waste, Error, and Abuse 

Each grantee or subgrantee awarded funds made available under the Recovery Act is to 

promptly refer to an appropriate inspector general any credible evidence that a principal, 

employee, agent, contractor, subgrantee, subcontractor, or other person has submitted a false 

claim under the False Claims Act or has committed a criminal or civil violation of laws pertaining 

to fraud, conflict of interest, bribery, gratuity, or similar misconduct involving Recovery Act funds. 

You may report potential fraud, waste, abuse, or misconduct to the U.S. Department of Justice, 

Office of the Inspector General (OIG) by— 

mail: Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Investigations Division 

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Room 4706 

Washington, DC 20530 

e-mail: oig.hotline@usdoj.gov 

hotline: (contact information in English and Spanish): 800–869–4499 

or hotline fax: 202–616–9881 

Additional information is available from the DOJ OIG Web site at http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/. 

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The Recovery Act provides certain protections against reprisals for employees of non-Federal 

employers who disclose information reasonably believed to be evidence of gross 

mismanagement, gross waste, substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, abuse 

of authority, or violations of law related to contracts or grants using Recovery Act funds. For 

additional information, refer to section 1553 of the Recovery Act. 

Performance Measures 

To assist in fulfilling the accountability objectives of the Recovery Act, as well as the 

Department’s responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), 

Public Law 103-62, applicants who receive funding under this solicitation must provide data that 

measure the results of their work. Additionally, applicants must discuss their data collection 

methods in the application. Performance measures for this solicitation are as follows: 

OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE 

MEASURES 

DATA THE GRANTEE PROVIDES 

FOR 3-MONTH REPORTING PERIOD 

DESCRIPTION 

(PLAIN LANGUAGE 

EXPLANATION OF WHAT 

EXACTLY IS BEING 

PROVIDED) 

Recovery Act: Number of jobs retained The labor hours expended using See data the grantee 

Preserving and (by type) due to Recovery Recovery Act grant funds (by labor provides. 

creating jobs and Act funding category) for current employees for 

promoting the grantee and sub grantees, if 

economic recovery any. 

Number of jobs created The labor hours expended using See data the grantee 

(by type) due to Recovery Recovery Act grant funds (by labor provides. 

Act funding category) for new jobs created by 

the grantee and sub grantees, if 

any. 

Promote economic 

recovery 

The dollar amount of supplies and 

services procured from other 

sources, the number of other 

sources, and the types of goods 

and services. 

Grantees will use the 

funding provided to pay the 

salaries of the individuals in 

their organization working on 

this project. Funding will 

also be used to procure 

goods and services from 

other sources, including sub 

grantees, office supplies, 

high technology components 

such as computers, 

precision instrumentation, 

etc. In so doing it will 

preserve and create jobs in 

other businesses and so 

promote economic recovery. 

Objective Performance Measures Data Grantee Provides 

NIJ Specific: Relevance to the needs of the field as A final technical report providing a 

Develop and analyze measured by whether the grantee’s comprehensive overview of the project 

information and data substantive scope did not deviate from the and a detailed description of the project 

having clear funded proposal or any subsequent agency design, data, and methods; a full 

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implications for criminal 

justice policy and 

practice in the United 

States. 

modifications to the scope. 

Quality of the research as assessed by peer 

reviewers. 

presentation of scientific findings; and a 

thorough discussion of the implications of 

the project findings for criminal justice 

practice and policy. 

Quality of management as measured by 

whether significant interim project milestones 

were achieved, final deadlines were met, and 

costs remained within approved limits. 

If applicable, number of NIJ final grant reports, 

NIJ research documents, and grantee 

research documents published. 

Required financial and programmatic 

reports. 

If applicable, each data set that was 

collected, acquired, or modified in 

conjunction with the project. 

If applicable, citation to 

report(s)/document(s). 

How to Apply 

Grants Management System Instructions. Applications must be submitted through OJP’s 

online Grants Management System (GMS). To access the system, go to 

https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. Applicants should begin the process a few weeks prior to the GMS 

registration deadline, especially if this is the first time they have used the system. Each 

application requires a separate GMS registration. For a step-by-step guide, visit 

http://www.ojp.gov/gmscbt/ and refer to the section entitled “External Overview: Locating & 

Applying for Funding Opportunities.” For additional assistance, call the GMS Help Desk at 1– 

888–549–9901 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday–Friday. 

Funding Opportunities With Multiple Purpose Areas: Some OJP solicitations posted on 

GMS contain multiple purpose areas, denoted by the individual solicitation title referencing the 

purpose area. If you are applying to a solicitation with multiple purpose areas, you must select 

the appropriate solicitation title for the intended purpose area of your application. The 

application will be peer reviewed according to the requirements of the purpose area under which 

it is submitted. 

Note: OJP’s Grants Management System (GMS) does not support Microsoft Vista or 

Microsoft 2007. OJP will not review any application whose attachments are in Microsoft 

Vista or Microsoft 2007 format. Applications submitted via GMS must be in the following 

formats: Microsoft Word (*.doc), Word Perfect (*.wpd), Microsoft Excel (*.xls), PDF files (*.pdf), 

or Text Documents (*.txt). GMS is not yet compatible with Vista and cannot yet process 

Microsoft Word 2007 documents saved in the new default format with the extension “.docx.” 

Please ensure that any Word documents you are submitting are saved using "Word 97-2003 

Document (*.doc)" format. Additionally, GMS does not accept executable file types as 

application attachments. These disallowed file types include, but are not limited to, the following 

extensions: ".com," ".bat," ".exe," ".vbs," ".cfg," ".dat," ".db," ".dbf," ".dll," ".ini," ".log," ".ora," 

".sys," and ".zip." 

Recovery Act CFDA Number: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 

for this solicitation are 16.808, titled “Recovery Act—Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant 

Program”; 16.809, titled “Recovery Act—Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from 

the Southern Border of the United States Competitive Grant Program”; and 16.810, titled 

“Recovery Act—Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive 

Grant Program.” 

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What an Application Must Include 

Standard Form 424 

Certification 

Program Narrative 

The Program Narrative includes: 

a. Abstract (not to exceed 600 words). 

The abstract should state the problem under investigation (including goals and 

objectives of the proposed project) and the anticipated relevance of the project to 

criminal justice public policy, practice, or theory applicable to the United States. It 

should describe the proposed method and/or research design, including data to 

be used in addressing research questions, data collection procedures and 

instrumentation, access to data, and other methods or procedures of the 

proposed study. It should also describe procedures for data analysis and all 

expected products, including interim and final reports, instrumentation, devices, 

and data sets to be submitted in accordance with the Data Archiving Strategy 

(see below). If applicable, it should describe the subjects who will be involved in 

the proposed project, including the number of participants; participants’ age, 

gender, and race/ethnicity; and other pertinent characteristics, such as methods 

used to gain access to subjects. 

b. Statement regarding prior submission of a substantially similar proposal (if applicable). 

If you are submitting a proposal that is substantially similar to one that was 

submitted, but not funded, under a previous solicitation, you must provide a 

statement so indicating. You should prepare a two-page response to the earlier 

panel review that includes (1) the title, submission date, and NIJ-assigned 

application number of the previous proposal, and (2) a brief summary of 

responses to the review and/or revisions to the proposal. Insert the response 

after the abstract. 

c. Table of contents. 

d. Main body. 

d. Main body. 

– The first section of the Program Narrative should describe the project in depth 

and include the following subsections: 

• Purpose, goals, and objectives. 

• Review of relevant literature. 

• Research design and methods. 

• Implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. 

• Management plan and organization. 

• Dissemination strategy. 

– The second section of the Program Narrative should address the following 

Recovery-Act-related content: 

• Project objectives that are linked to meaningful and measurable outcomes 

consistent with the goals of the Recovery Act, and the likelihood of achieving 

such outcomes, such as job creation and preservation. 

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• Organization capabilities and competencies, including a description of how the 

organization will track all drawdowns and grant expenditures separately from 

other federal funding. 

• Activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, and in a manner that 

maximizes job creation and economic benefits. 

• Timeline or project plan identifying when the goals and objectives will be 

completed. 

• Performance measures established by the organization to assess whether grant 

objectives are being met. 

e. Appendixes. 

Appendixes are not counted against program narrative page limit and must 

include: 

• Bibliography/References (if applicable). 

• Data Archiving Strategy (see “Other Program Attachments” below). 

• List of key personnel (required). 

• Résumés of key personnel (required). 

• List of previous and current NIJ awards (required). 

• Letters of cooperation/support or administrative agreements from organizations 

collaborating in the project (if applicable). 

• Chart for timeline, research calendar, or milestones (required). 

• Other materials required by the solicitation. 

Budget Detail Worksheet 

The Budget Detail Worksheet should address the full scope, duration, and cost of the project. 

The Budget Detail Worksheet should include a breakdown of costs associated with each budget 

category, including itemizations and calculations where necessary. 

The budget must be broken down on a year-by-year basis over the length of the project. That is, 

if the proposed project is 3 years, then there should be separate budgets for year one, year two, 

and year three. 

Templates for filling out the Budget Detail Worksheet may be found online at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/forms/budget_detail.pdf, OJP Standard Forms & Instructions. If 

you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Customer 

Service Center at 1–800–458–0786. 

Budget Narrative 

The Budget Narrative is a plain-language description of each of the proposed expenditures 

listed in the Budget Detail Worksheet. It should clearly explain the purpose and reason for all 

expenditures in the budget. There should be no ambiguities about any budget item. The 

narrative should also include details for calculated rates or other figures. 

As with the Budget Detail Worksheet, the Budget Narrative must be broken down on a year-byyear basis. 

Description of the Applicant’s Plan for the Collection of the Data Required for Recovery 

Act Performance Measures 

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Indirect Rate Agreement (if applicable) 

Applicants that do not have a federally negotiated indirect cost rate and wish to establish one 

can submit a proposal to their “cognizant” Federal agency. Generally, the cognizant Federal 

agency is the agency that provides the preponderance of direct Federal funding. This can be 

determined by reviewing an organization’s schedule of Federal financial assistance. If DOJ is 

your cognizant Federal agency, obtain information needed to submit an indirect cost rate 

proposal at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/financialguide/part3/part3chap17.htm. 

Other Program Attachments 

These include several forms, available on OJP’s funding page at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/forms.htm. 

Data Archiving Strategy: NIJ requires that each data set resulting from funded research be 

submitted as a grant product or deliverable for archiving with the National Archive of Criminal 

Justice Data. (Data sets are to be submitted 90 days before the end of the project period.) 

Applications for NIJ research grants must include a brief (one- or two-page) data archiving 

strategy. For purposes of research replication and extension, the inclusion of only the final data 

set often prevents other researchers from replicating or extending the study because there are 

no original data, intermediate data, or documentation detailing how the data changed 

throughout the project. This data archiving strategy therefore must briefly describe the— 

• Anticipated manipulations of original, intermediate, and final data sets (as applicable). 

• Methods of documentation of such manipulations. 

• Preparation of original, intermediate, and final data sets for archive submission. 

The data archiving strategy should be submitted as an appendix to the application and will NOT 

count toward the 30-page limit. Please label this appendix “Data Archiving Strategy.” 

Page limit: The program narrative section of your application must not exceed 30 doublespaced pages in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Abstract, statement regarding prior 

submission of a substantially similar proposal, table of contents, charts, figures, appendixes, 

and government forms do not count toward the 30-page limit for the narrative section. 

Cofunding: A grant made by NIJ under this solicitation may account for up to 100 percent of 

the total cost of the project. You must indicate whether you believe it is feasible for you to 

contribute cash, facilities, or services as non-Federal support for the project. Your application 

should identify generally any such contributions that you expect to make and your proposed 

budget should indicate in detail which items, if any, will be supported with non-Federal 

contributions. 

Selection Criteria 

Successful applicants must demonstrate the following: 

Statement of the Problem/Program Narrative (Understanding of the problem and its 

importance.)—15% 

1. Clarity of problem statement. 

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2. Awareness of relevant research. 

3. Connection between proposed research and problem. 

4. Activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, and in a manner that 

maximizes job creation and economic benefits.
 

Project/Program Design and Implementation (Quality and technical merit.)—30% 

1. Awareness of the state of current research or technology. 

2. Soundness of methodology and analytic and technical approach. 

3. Evaluation designs proposing partnerships with programs receiving funds from BJA 

under the Recovery Act “Byrne Competitive” program, if applicable. 

4 Feasibility of proposed project and awareness of pitfalls. 

5 Innovation and creativity (when appropriate). 

6 Project objectives that are linked to meaningful and measurable outcomes consistent 

with the goals of the Recovery Act, and the likelihood of achieving such outcomes, such 

as job creation and preservation. 

7 Timeline or project plan identifying when the goals and objectives will be completed. 

Capabilities/Competencies (Capabilities, demonstrated productivity, and experience of 

applicants.)—20% 

1. Qualifications and experience of proposed staff. 

2. Demonstrated ability of proposed staff and organization to manage the effort. 

3. Adequacy of the plan to manage the project, including how various tasks are subdivided 

and resources are used. 

4. Successful past performance on NIJ grants and contracts (when applicable). 

5. A description of how the organization will track all drawdowns and grant expenditures 

separately from other federal funding. 

Budget—15% 

1. Total cost of the project relative to the perceived benefit. 

2. Appropriateness of the budget relative to the level of effort. 

3. Use of existing resources to conserve costs. 

Impact/Outcomes and Evaluation (Relevance to policy and practice)—15% 

1. Potential for significant advances in scientific or technical understanding of the problem. 

2. Potential for significant advances in the field. 

3. Relevance for improving the policy and practice of criminal justice and related agencies 

and improving public safety, security, and quality of life. 

4. Affordability and cost-effectiveness of proposed end products, when applicable (e.g., 

purchase price and maintenance costs for a new technology or cost of training to use the 

technology). 

5. Perceived potential for commercialization and/or implementation of a new technology 

(when applicable). 

6. Description of the applicant’s plan for collecting data for Recovery Act performance 

measures. 

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Dissemination Strategy—5% 

1. Well-defined plan for the grant recipient to disseminate results to appropriate audiences, 

including researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. 

2. Suggestions for print and electronic products NIJ might develop for practitioners and 

policymakers. 

Review Process 

OJP is committed to ensuring a standardized process for awarding grants. NIJ reviews the 

application to make sure that the information presented is reasonable, understandable, 

measurable, and achievable, as well as consistent with program or legislative requirements as 

stated in the solicitation. 

Peer reviewers will be reviewing the applications submitted under this solicitation as well. NIJ 

may use either internal peer reviewers, external peer reviewers or a combination of both to 

review the applications under this solicitation. An external peer reviewer is an expert in the field 

of the subject matter of a given solicitation who is NOT a current U.S. Department of Justice 

employee. An internal reviewer is an expert in the field of the subject matter of a given 

solicitation who is a current U.S. Department of Justice employee. Applications will be screened 

initially to determine whether the applicant meets all eligibility requirements. Only applications 

submitted by eligible applicants that meet all other requirements (such as timeliness, proper 

format, and responsiveness to the scope of the solicitation) will be evaluated, scored, and rated 

by a peer review panel. Peer reviewers’ ratings and any resulting recommendations are 

advisory only. In addition to peer review ratings, considerations may include, but are not limited 

to, underserved populations, strategic priorities, past performance, and available funding. 

After the peer review is finalized, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), in 

consultation with NIJ, conducts a financial review of all potential discretionary awards and 

cooperative agreements to evaluate the fiscal integrity and financial capability of applicants; 

examines proposed costs to determine if the budget and budget narrative accurately explain 

project costs; and determines whether costs are reasonable, necessary, and allowable under 

applicable Federal cost principles and agency regulations. OCFO also reviews the award 

document and verifies the OJP Vendor Number. 

Absent explicit statutory authorization or written delegation of authority to the contrary, all final 

grant award decisions will be made by the OJP Assistant Attorney General (AAG), who may 

also give consideration to factors including, but not limited to, underserved populations, strategic 

priorities, past performance, and available funding when making awards. 

Additional Requirements 

Successful applicants selected for awards under this Recovery Act solicitation must agree to 

comply with additional applicable requirements prior to receiving grant funding. We strongly 

encourage you to review the list below pertaining to these additional requirements prior to 

submitting your application. Additional information for each can be found at 

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• Civil Rights Compliance 

• Funding to Faith-Based Organizations 

• Confidentiality and Human Subjects Protection 

• Anti-Lobbying Act 

• Financial and Government Audit Requirements, includes Single Audit Act Requirements 

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

• DOJ Information Technology Standards 

• Single Point of Contact Review 

• Non-Supplanting of State and Local Funds 

• Criminal Penalty for False Statements 

• Compliance with Office of Justice Programs Financial Guide 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/financialguide/ 

• Suspension or Termination of Funding 

• Non-Profit Organizations 

• For-Profit Organizations 

• Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

• Rights in Intellectual Property 

• Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 

• Recovery Act Reporting Requirements; Section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act 

• Section 1511 of the Recovery Act: Certifications 

• Section 1602 of the Recovery Act: Preference for Quick-Start Activities 

• Section 1604 of the Recovery Act: Limit on Funds 

• Section 1605 of the Recovery Act: Buy American 

• Section 1606 of the Recovery Act: Wage Rate Requirements 

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•	 Section 1607 of the Recovery Act: Additional Funding Distribution and Assurance of 

Appropriate Use of Funds 

• Section 1609 of the Recovery Act: Relating to National Environmental Policy Act 

If your proposal is funded, you will be required to submit several reports and other materials, 

including: 

Final technical report: The final technical report should be a comprehensive overview of the 

project and should include, among other things, a detailed description of the project design, 

data, and methods; a full presentation of scientific findings; a thorough discussion of the 

implications of the project findings for criminal justice practice and policy in the United States; 

and a discussion of outcomes consistent with the goals of the Recovery Act. It must contain an 

abstract of no more than 600 words and an executive summary of 2,500 to 4,000 words. 

A draft of the final technical report, abstract, and executive summary must be submitted 90 days 

before the end date of the grant. The draft final technical report will be peer reviewed upon 

submission. The reviews will be forwarded to the principal investigator with suggestions for 

revisions. The author must then submit the revised final technical report, abstract, and executive 

summary by the end date of the grant. The abstract, executive summary, and final technical 

report must be submitted in both paper and electronic formats. 

For program evaluation studies, the final technical report should include a section on measuring 

program performance. This section should outline the measures used to evaluate program 

effectiveness, modifications made to those measures as a result of the evaluation, and 

recommendations regarding these and other potential performance measures for similar 

programs. (This information will be particularly valuable to NIJ and other Federal program 

agencies in implementing performance measures for federally funded criminal justice 

programs.) 

Data sets: NIJ requires submission of all data sets (original, intermediate, and final) produced 

or collected for the funded project, and any artifact associated with the project data. Included 

with the final sets of data should be the plan outlined in the Data Archiving Strategy section of 

the proposal. 

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Appendix. Template for Required Certification 

(Instructions: Scan signed certification and submit image file electronically as part of your 

application package.) 

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___________________________________________ 

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U.S. Department of Justice 

Office of Justice Programs 

National Institute of Justice 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
 

Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of Recovery Act State and Local Law
 

Enforcement Assistance 

Certification as to Recovery Act Reporting Requirements 

On behalf of the applicant entity named below, I certify the following to the Office of Justice 

Programs, U.S. Department of Justice: 

I have personally read and reviewed the section entitled “Accountability and 

Transparency under the Recovery Act” in the program announcement for the Recovery 

Act grant program identified above. I have also read and reviewed section 1512(c) of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), concerning 

reporting requirements for grants. I agree that the applicant will comply with the reporting 

requirements set forth therein with respect to any grant the applicant may receive under 

the Recovery Act grant program identified above. 

I acknowledge that a false statement in this certification may be subject to criminal 

prosecution, including under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. I also acknowledge that Office of Justice 

Programs grants, including certifications provided in connection with such grants, are 

subject to review by the Office of Justice Programs, and/or by the Department of 

Justice’s Office of the Inspector General. 

I have authority to make this certification on behalf of the applicant entity (that is, the entity 

applying directly to the Office of Justice Programs. 

Signature of Certifying Official 

Printed Name of Certifying Official 

Title of Certifying Official 

Full Name of Applicant Entity 

Date 

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