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Indirect Costs

July 2022

In this video, you will learn the importance of properly calculating indirect costs; the difference between direct costs and indirect costs; and how to identify examples of indirect costs and the basic process for seeking indirect cost rate (ICR) approval.

 

 

Fraud Prevention

July 2022

This video presentation will highlight your primary responsibilities as a grantee in preventing the misuse of award funds, so you can effectively manage your grant award and use the funds as they were intended.

Community Violence Intervention

June 2022

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon and Senior Advisor Eddie Bocanegra team up in this Justice Today podcast to discuss community violence intervention.  Bocanegra discusses his own experience with gang violence and incarceration and his work in OJP to help the Biden Administration tackle community-based violence.  This episode was recorded before the FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative grant solicitation closed.

Internal Controls Framework

June 2022

Short video highlighting the five key components for building strong internal controls in your organization.  These five key components are part of the Integrated Framework developed in 1992 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as CO-SO.  The framework was in 2013 and is widely used and accepted across a variety of organizations and businesses as part of an effective financial management practice.

Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety (Part 1)

June 2022

Research indicates that Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people. Furthermore, the unique position of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes as both sovereign nations and domestic dependents of the U.S. creates jurisdictional complexities in responding to crime, justice, and safety. Senior social and behavioral scientist Christine (Tina) Crossland discusses NIJ’s research on these topics, especially on the prevention of violence towards American Indians and Alaska Natives. Communications Assistant Stacy Lee Reynolds hosts.

The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part 2)

June 2022
Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, and science writer Jim Dawson continue their conversation on the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.