Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Proposal Toolkit

Applicant Resources

Once you find a funding opportunity your organization is eligible for, you are ready to begin the application process. Grants 101 provides an overview, then walks you through the entire application process, including writing the application and receiving notifications from OJP.

• Justice Grants Application Submission Training
• DOJ Application Submission Checklist
• Application Mechanics:  Submitting an Application Webinar Recording
• OJP Grants Overview
• Project Abstract Template
•  Standard Forms and Instructions
•  Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement
  • Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement (Template)
    • Please note the additional project-specific information to be addressed in the Statement per the Application Resource Guide (referenced at the link above).
•  Frequently Asked Questions
• Entering Match Amount in a Budget

OJP Grant Application Resource Guide

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grant Application Resource Guide ("Guide") provides guidance to assist OJP grant applicants in preparing and submitting applications for OJP funding. It addresses a variety of policies, statutes, and regulations that apply to many (or in some cases, all) OJP program applicants, or to grants and cooperative agreements awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2023. Some OJP programs may have program solicitations that expressly modify a provision of this Guide; in such cases, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in the solicitation as to any such expressly modified provision.

Links to relevant contents for proposal development:

• How To Apply
• Application Elements and Formatting Instructions
• Complete the Application for Federal Assistance(Standard Form (SF)-424)
• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
• Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)
• Proposal Abstract
• Budget Preparation and Submission Information
  • Detailed Computations and Allowable Costs
  • Narrative Justification for Every Cost
  •  Consolidated Budget Summary
  • Information on Proposed Subawards (if any) and Proposed Procurement Contracts (if any)
  • Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)
• Application Attachments
• Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement
• Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs)
• Application Review Information
• Sample Materials

OJP Grants Process

Provides an overview of the grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts used by OJP; descriptions of responsibilities for applicants and managers from the application through post award activities.

Using JustGrants

Applicants must submit the SF-424 and the SF-LLL in Grants.gov and the FULL application including attachments in JustGrants.

The Justice Grants System (JustGrants) is the Department of Justice's grants management system for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). 

The JustGrants Resources website is an entryway into information about JustGrants and the system itself. Through this portal both award recipients and applicants can access training resources and user support options, find answers to frequently asked questions and sign up for the JusticeGrants Update e-newsletter.

JustGrants Resources

JustGrants Training 

JustGrants Application Submission

JustGrants Roles Information Graphic

Step by Step Entity Management Guide