NCJ Number
250471
Date Published
March 2010
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This report presents the findings and methodology of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General's (OIG's) review of the award process of the Office for Victims of Crime's (OVC's) Recovery Act funds authorized under the Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).
Abstract
The three objectives of this review were 1) to evaluate the solicitations published by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) related to the OVC's Recovery Act efforts and determine whether they include all required elements from the Recovery Act; 2) to determine the allocation and application methods for the OVC recovery Act formula awards; and 3) to determine whether grants awarded under the National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects Discretionary Grant Program (NFG Grant Program) were awarded in a fair and competitive manner. The review concluded that the OVC included all recovery Act requirements in its three Recovery Act program solicitations, allocated and awarded funds in accordance with the applicable provisions of VOCA for the VOCA Victim Compensation Program and the VOCA Victim Assistance Program, and the NFG Gant Program award process was open and competitive; however the review had concerns about the guidance provided by the OVC to applications regarding Recovery Act reporting requirements. These concerns have since been addressed by providing update guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on recovery Act reporting to grantees. In addition, the review identified one incomplete application from an NFG Grant Program award recipient that was missing a critical Recovery Act certification required by the solicitation. OVC has since obtained the missing recovery Act certification. 2 tables and appended supplementary information on Recovery Act allocations and awards