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All proposed projects must be submitted through an application and a posted Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The proposal must respond to the objectives and requirements in the funding opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to review the current and DOJ Program Plan for potential NOFOs under which your idea might fit.

Write the Proposal Narrative, which varies with each funding opportunity. It outlines the details about your proposed project. For more information, see the Application Resource Guide: Proposal Narrative.

Applicants should review the sample most appropriate to the nature of the funding opportunity for which they are applying, i.e., program, research, or evaluation. Timelines submitted by applicants should be specific to their individual proposals, and the samples should serve simply as guides to the format, etc.

Sample Timelines:

Sample Program Timeline Word and PDF
Sample Research Timeline Word and PDF
Sample Evaluation Timeline Word and PDF

Performance measures are data that show a recipient's progress in implementing their project, such as the number of people served or number of trainings conducted. OJP requires each award recipient to submit regular performance reports that communicate progress toward achieving the goals and objectives identified in "Program Goals and Objectives." Applicants can visit OJP's performance measurement page for more information on performance measurement activities.

View a list of OJJDP performance measures.

OJJDP offers informational webinars or video recordings for applicants for select funding opportunities. Check the OJJDP Events calendar, sign up for JUVJUST emails and follow OJJDP on social media for news about upcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) webinars. Links to OJJDP NOFO recorded webinar videos are available approximately one week after the date of the live webinar on each of the corresponding funding opportunity pages and on the Multimedia page.

For JustGrants training, see the JustGrants Weekly Training Webinars page.

OJP is committed to ensuring a fair and open process for making awards. OJJDP reviews the application to make sure that the information presented is reasonable, understandable, measurable, and achievable, as well as consistent with the funding opportunity.

All proposals are reviewed by independent peer reviewer panels to ensure applications meet basic minimum requirements. For purposes of assessing whether an application meets basic minimum requirements and should proceed to further consideration, OJP screens applications for compliance with those requirements. All final award decisions are made by the Assistant Attorney General. OJJDP will not discuss details regarding the status of your applications until all awards have been made to grant recipients.

Learn how to become a peer reviewer.

Award notifications are usually sent by September 30 (the end of the federal fiscal year). For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. An Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification. See the Application Resource Guide for information on award notifications and instructions.

Review these resources to learn how to accept your award in JustGrants:

Training: Award Acceptance page on the JustGrants Resources site
Award Acceptance Checklist for JustGrants
JustGrants Award Acceptance Job Aid Reference Guide

If your project is funded, you will be required to submit several reports and other materials. See Post Award Reporting Requirements. In addition, you will be required to report information relevant to program performance measures established by OJJDP to help measure the performance of federal funding. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for details.