US Dept of Justice Office of Justice Programs 8/10/2022

Submission Dates and Time The SF-424 and the SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov by August 3, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. eastern time. The full application must be submitted in JustGrants by August 8, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. eastern time. OJP urges applicants to submit their Grants.gov and JustGrants submissions prior to the due dates to allow sufficient time to correct errors and resubmit by the submission deadlines if a rejection notification is received. To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline. Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues An applicant that experiences unforeseen SAM.gov, Grants.gov, or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent application submission by the deadline must demonstrate all efforts in requesting technical support in order to submit an application by the deadline. Technical support is available via phone and email to the applicable SAM.gov, Grants.gov, or JustGrants support centers or service desks in which an applicant received a ticket number for resolution. If an applicant misses a deadline due to unforeseen technical difficulties, the applicant may request a waiver to submit an application after the deadline. Note:If an applicant does not submit all the required Grants.gov forms by the Grants.gov deadline, the applicant will not be able to proceed to the JustGrants portion of the application process. An applicant experiencing technical difficulties with the following systems must contact the associated support desk indicated below to report the technical issue and receive a tracking number: . Grants.gov—Contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline. . SAM.gov—Contact the SAM Help Desk(Federal Service Desk). • JustGrants—Contact the JustGrants Support Desk at JustGrants.Support(c�usdol.gov or 833-872-5175. An applicant requesting a waiver to submit a late application must document their request for technical assistance in an email to the OJP Response Center at grants a(�ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. If an applicant has technical issues with Grants.gov,the applicant must contact the OJP Response Center within 24 hours of the Grants.gov deadline to request approval to submit after the deadline. Waiver requests to submit after the submission deadline must: . Describe the technical difficulties experienced. . Include a timeline of the applicant's submission efforts(e.g., what date and time did the error occur, what date and time was action taken to resolve the issue and resubmit; and what date and time did support representatives respond). • Include an attachment(s)of the complete grant application and all required documentation and material. . Include the applicant's Unique Entity Identifier(UEI)and any applicable SAM.gov tracking number(s), Grants.gov Help Desk, and JustGrants Support Desk Ticket Numbers. OJP will review each request for late submission and required supporting documentation and notify the applicant whether the request has been approved or denied. For more details on the waiver process, OJP encourages applicants to review the"Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues"section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. Application Review Information Review Process OJP reviews the application to make sure that the information presented is reasonable, understandable, measurable, achievable, and consistent with the solicitation. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on the application review process for this solicitation. Pursuant to the Part 200 Uniform Requirements, before award decisions are made, OJP also reviews information related to the degree of risk posed by the applicant.Among other things to help assess whether an applicant with one or more prior federal awards has a satisfactory record with respect to performance, integrity, and business ethics, OJP checks whether the applicant is listed in SAM as excluded from receiving a federal award. In addition, if OJP anticipates that an award will exceed $250,000 in federal funds, OJP also must review and Page 19 of 23 O-BJA-2022-171368