U.S. Department of Justice 

Office of Justice Programs 

National Institute of Justice 

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

Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for funding to conduct regional outreach activities 

within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) 

System to improve the access to and awareness of relevant scientific and technologyrelated information by State and local criminal justice practitioners. This program furthers 

the Department’s mission by strengthening the capability of State and local criminal 

justice agencies to prevent and control crime. 

Solicitation: 

Criminal Justice Technology 

Regional Centers 

Eligibility 

(See “Eligibility,” page 3) 

Deadline 

Registration with the Office of Justice Programs’ Grant Management System 

(GMS) is required prior to application submission.

(See “Registration,” page 3) 

All applications are due June 22, 2009, 11:45 p.m. eastern time.

Contact Information 

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Davis Hart, Deputy 

Chief of the Operational Technologies Division for Science and Technology, at 

202–514–0993 or Davis.Hart@usdoj.gov. 

This application must be submitted through the Office of Justice Programs’ Grants 

Management System (GMS). For technical assistance with submitting the application, 

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. 

SL# 000881 
CONTENTS 

Overview ........................................................................................................................... 3

Deadline: Registration ....................................................................................................... 3 

Deadline: Application ........................................................................................................ 3 

Eligibility ............................................................................................................................ 3 

Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations ................................................ 3 

American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Tribes and/or Tribal Organizations.... 4 

Specific Information ........................................................................................................... 4 

Performance Measures ..................................................................................................... 7 

How to Apply ..................................................................................................................... 9 

What an Application Must Include ................................................................................... 10 

Selection Criteria ............................................................................................................. 11 

Review Process .............................................................................................................. 12 

Additional Requirements ................................................................................................. 13 

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Criminal Justice Technology 

Regional Centers 

CFDA No. 16.560 

Overview 

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation 

agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of 

Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based 

knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ 

solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and 

practice. 

NIJ’s Office of Science and Technology operates and supports National Law 

Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers (NLECTC), including regional 

centers. Regional centers serve as the initial point of entry for criminal justice 

practitioners to the NLECTC System and its resources. They are the NLECTC System’s 

principal means of outreach to the practitioner community. NIJ seeks applications for 

funding to transform the current regional centers structure to make it more sustainable 

and effective in performing that outreach mission. For the purposes of this solicitation, 

criminal justice agencies are defined to include law enforcement and corrections 

agencies, public crime laboratories, and public agencies involved in the criminal judicial 

process. 

Deadline: Registration 

Applicants must register with GMS prior to applying. The deadline to register is 

11:45 p.m. eastern time on June 22, 2009. 

Deadline: Application 

The due date for applying for funding under this announcement is June 22, 2009, 

11:45 p.m. eastern time. 

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 governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher 

education are not eligible to apply. 

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 

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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 "Other Requirements for OJP Applications" Web page at 

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

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

“Other Requirements for OJP Applications” Web page, which also can be found at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/other_requirements.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 body authorizing the inclusion of the tribe or 

tribal organization named in the application must be included with the application. 

Specific Information—Criminal Justice Technology Regional 

Centers 

The NLECTC System is a national resource for State and local law enforcement and 

corrections agencies, public crime laboratories, and public agencies involved in the 

criminal judicial process (hereafter, “court-related agencies”). The mission of the 

NLECTC System is to: 

1. Support NIJ’s law enforcement technology research and development activities. 

2. Support the transfer and implementation of technology into practice. 

3. Assist in the development and dissemination of guidelines and technology 

standards. 

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4. Provide technology assistance, information, and support for law enforcement, 

corrections, and criminal justice purposes. 

For purposes of this solicitation, law enforcement technology includes investigative and 

forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and technologies that support the 

criminal judicial process. 

The NLECTC System currently consists of a National Center, regional centers, 

technology centers of excellence (COEs), and specialty centers, including the Office of 

Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology. All have a coordinated role to play in executing the NLECTC System’s 

multipart mission. 

The National Center serves as the clearinghouse for law enforcement technology 

information for criminal justice agencies nationwide, primarily through the JUSTNET 

Web site and the TechBeat newsletter. The National Center also executes NIJ's 

standards-based compliance testing program. 

The COEs serve as the NLECTC System’s authoritative resource in their technology 

areas of focus, such as communications and forensics. Their primary roles include 

supporting NIJ’s law enforcement technology development activities, including 

identification of high-priority, national-level practitioner technology needs; and the 

demonstration, testing, and evaluation of new tools and technologies. They play a 

primary role in the transition of technology from the scientific research and development 

community into practice with the first adopting criminal justice agencies. 

Regional centers serve as the initial point of entry to the NLECTC System and the 

NLECTC System’s main means of conducting outreach to the criminal justice 

practitioner community. Within the broad context of outreach, the regional centers have 

two principal missions. First, they help ensure that criminal justice agencies in their 

regions have access to information about the full range of relevant scientific and 

technology-related information, including the results of NIJ’s research, development, 

test, and evaluation (RDTE) activities. The regional centers also are expected to help 

ensure that the criminal justice agencies in their regions have access to information 

concerning the resources and technology assistance activities of the NLECTC System. 

Their second major mission is to identify the unique technology needs of the criminal 

justice agencies in their region, so that those needs can be incorporated into the NIJ 

RDTE process. Regional centers also are expected to assist in coordinating NIJsponsored technology demonstration, test, and evaluation activities, and serve as a 

source of generalized technical assistance to practitioner agencies in their region. 

Provision of generalized technical assistance does not include onsite assistance. It is 

mainly concerned with providing access to information on available resources to address 

the technology problems commonly encountered by law enforcement and corrections 

agencies, public crime laboratories, and court-related agencies. The COEs serve as an 

information resource for more complicated technical problems. 

The current regional centers structure of the NLECTC System includes two types of 

centers: geographical and specialty. There are five geographically based regional 

centers that together cover all 50 States and the District of Columbia. These are the 

Northeast, Southeast, Rocky Mountain, Western, and Northwestern (Alaskan) regional 

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centers. There are two specialty centers. These are the Border Research Technology 

Center (BRTC), which is focused on border jurisdictions; and the Rural Law Enforcement 

Technology Center (RULETC), which is focused on small and rural law enforcement 

agencies. 

Under the current regional centers structure, existing geographic regions vary greatly in 

the size of their constituencies. The Northeast and Southeast centers each serve over 

6,000 criminal justice agencies and nearly 250,000 and 300,000 practitioners, 

respectively. The three other geographically based regional centers, together, serve a 

slightly smaller constituency than the Southeast regional center by itself. The BRTC and 

RULETC constituencies overlap each other and those of the five geographically based 

centers. RULETC’s constituency accounts for the vast majority of all of the agencies 

served by the NLECTC System, and virtually all of the agencies served by the BRTC. 

NIJ seeks innovative solutions to transform the current regional centers structure to offer 

a more sustainable, efficient, and effective way to provide regional outreach to the 

criminal justice practitioner community. At a minimum, proposed solutions must address 

how the following activities will be accomplished: 

Ensuring that law enforcement, corrections agencies, public crime laboratories, 

and court-related agencies in the proposed region(s) have the greatest access to 

the latest relevant scientific and technology-related information, in the most 

economical manner possible, leveraging the other resources of the NLECTC 

System. 

Ensuring that region-specific technology needs are identified for incorporation 

into the NIJ RDTE process. 

Coordinating NIJ-sponsored demonstration, test, and evaluation activities within 

the region(s). 

Provide general technology assistance to law enforcement and corrections 

agencies, public crime laboratories, and court-related agencies within the 

region(s). 

Although the NLECTC System must be able to conduct regional outreach activities to all 

criminal justice agencies across the nation, NIJ will entertain applications proposing 

solutions that serve only a subset of those agencies. NIJ will entertain applications 

proposing solutions that serve all the criminal justice agencies in specific States or other 

geographic regions, or that propose to serve specific types of agencies, e.g., all small 

and rural law enforcement agencies, corrections agencies, etc., on a national basis. NIJ 

will also entertain applications proposing a comprehensive regionally-focused solution 

designed to serve all criminal justice agencies across the nation. Such comprehensive 

solutions must include provision for maintaining a continuous, easily accessible 

presence in each of the various regions. NIJ will consider solutions that range from those 

that involve maintaining a continuous physical presence in a region to those involving 

multiple centers, each with a particular regional focus and region-specific expertise, that 

work from a common base of operations, not necessarily physically located in a region, 

and which provide services to their regions through both periodic onsite visits and 

remotely through various, cutting-edge communications media. 

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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 “Other Requirements for 

OJP Applications” at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/other_requirements.htm. 

What will not be funded:

1. Work that will be funded under another solicitation. 

2. Applications that do not demonstrate the capability to perform the work proposed. 

3. Applications that propose the execution of research and development, test, or 

evaluation. 

Cost of proposed work: Total funding for this solicitation and the number of awards 

made will depend on the availability of funds, the quality and scope of the applications, 

and other pertinent factors. NIJ anticipates making up to $4.5 million available in fiscal 

year 2009 for grants under this solicitation. All NIJ awards are subject to the 

availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional 

requirements that may be imposed by law. 

Applicants should be aware that the total period of an award, including one that receives 

additional funding, 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 percent 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. (The salary table for SES employees is available at http://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. 

Performance Measures 

To assist in fulfilling the Department’s responsibilities under the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA), P.L. 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: 

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Objective Performance Measures Data Grantee Provides 

Provide improved 

access to and 

awareness of relevant 

scientific and law 

enforcement technologyrelated information to 

State and local criminal 

justice practitioners 

Quality of management as 

measured by whether 

significant interim project 

milestones were achieved, 

final deadlines were met, 

and costs remained within 

approved limits. 

Ensuring that law enforcement and 

corrections agencies, public crime 

laboratories, and court-related 

agencies in a region have access 

to and awareness of relevant 

scientific and technology-related 

information to State and local 

criminal justice practitioners as 

measured by: 

The number of calls for service 

received by a center from agencies 

within a region, and the number of 

calls for service from different 

agencies compared to the total 

number of agencies in a region of 

that particular type, i.e., law 

enforcement, corrections, etc. 

The number of visits to a center’s 

website from agencies in a region, 

or to the Web sites of any of the 

NLECTC System Centers. 

The number of technology 

demonstrations and evaluations 

coordinated in a region. 

Number of key regional stakeholder 

conferences and meetings at which 

representatives from the center 

made presentations. 

Inclusion of region specific 

technology needs in NIJ’s annual 

update to its RDTE plans. 

A final technical report providing a 

comprehensive overview of the activities 

of the center(s) during the period of 

performance. 

Quarterly financial reports, semi-annual 

progress reports, and a final progress 

report. 

The total number of calls for service 

received from agencies in a region and 

their disposition, and the number of calls 

for service received from different 

agencies compared to the total number of 

agencies in a region of that particular 

type. 

The number of visits to a center’s Web 

site from agencies in a region and their 

purpose. 

The number of technology demonstrations 

and evaluations coordinated in a region. 

Number of key regional stakeholder 

conferences and meetings at which 

representatives from the center made 

presentations. 

Reports for contacts with criminal justice 

practitioners to identify and revise region 

specific technology needs and the actions 

taken to address those needs. 

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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 Monday–Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern 

time. 

Note: 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), PDF files (*.pdf), or Text 

Documents (*.txt), and may include Microsoft Excel (*.xls) files. 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 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." 

CFDA Number: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 

solicitation is 16.560, titled “National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and 

Development Project Grants.” 

A DUNS number is required: The Office of Management and Budget requires that all 

businesses and nonprofit applicants for Federal funds include a DUNS (Data Universal 

Numbering System) number in their application for a new award or renewal of an award. 

Applications without a DUNS number are incomplete. A DUNS number is a unique ninedigit 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 at least once per year to maintain an active status. 

Information about registration procedures can be accessed at www.ccr.gov. 

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What an Application Must Include 

An application must include the following: 

Standard Form 424 

Program Narrative 

The Program Narrative includes: 

a. Abstract (not to exceed 600 words). 

b. Table of contents. 

c. Main body, which includes: 

• Purpose, goals, and objectives. 

• Project design and methods. 

• Management plan and organization. 

• Dissemination strategy. 

d. Appendixes (not counted against program narrative page limit) include: 

• Bibliography/References (if applicable). 

• 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. It 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-by-year basis. 

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Data Collection Plan

The Data Collection Plan is a description of the applicant’s plan for the collection of the 

data required for performance measures. 

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. 

Page limit: The program narrative section of your application must not exceed 30 

double-spaced pages in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Abstract, 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 (Understanding of the problem and its importance)—15%

Project/Program Design and Implementation (Quality and technical merit)—15%

1. Feasibility of proposed project and awareness of pitfalls and soundness of 

mitigating strategies. 

2. Innovation and creativity. 

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

applicants)—40% 

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). 

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Among other considerations, applicants will be evaluated on their demonstrated 

knowledge of criminal justice practice and technology, and ability to maintain 

relationships with a broad range of criminal justice practitioners within the States, 

region(s), or types of agencies they propose to serve. 

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. Of particular interest is how the 

application proposes to leverage the NLECTC System’s other resources to 

enhance outreach and minimize cost. 

Impact/Outcomes and Evaluation/Plan for Collecting Data for Performance 

Measures (Relevance to policy and practice)—15% 

1. Potential for significant advances in the NLECTC System’s ability to provide 

outreach. 

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, achievable, and 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. 

When awards will be made: All applicants, whether they are accepted or rejected, will 

be notified. The review and approval process for this solicitation will take about 

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4 months. You should not propose to begin work until at least 4 months after the 

application deadline on the cover of this solicitation. Also, you should not expect to 

receive notification of a decision for at least 4 months after that date. Lists of awards are 

updated regularly on NIJ’s Web site at 

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding/welcome.htm. 

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

all final grant award decisions will be made by the 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 an award 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 

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

• Civil Rights Compliance 

• Funding to Faith-Based Organizations 

• Confidentiality and Human Subjects Protection 

• Anti-Lobbying Act 

• Financial and Government Audit Requirements 

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

• DOJ Information Technology Standards 

• Single Point of Contact Review 

• Nonsupplanting 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 

• Nonprofit Organizations 

• For-Profit Organizations 

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• Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

• Rights in Intellectual Property 

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

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

materials, including quarterly financial reports, semi-annual progress reports, a final 

progress report, and, if applicable, an annual audit report in accordance with Office of 

Management and Budget Circular A–133. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be 

withheld if reports are delinquent.