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Training: Award Acceptance

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Description

Key Audience: Authorized Representatives, Entity Administrator

Once notified of an award, entity users will either accept or the decline the award. The following training and resource materials explain the two-step process that the Entity Administrator and Authorized Representative(s) take to complete this action in JustGrants. 
 

Award Notifications

  • For successful applicants, award notifications are generally made by the end of the federal fiscal year, which is September 30. 
  • If an application is selected for funding: 
    • The assigned Application Submitter, Authorized Representative(s), and Entity Administrator will receive an email notice from JustGrants.
    • Users will see the new award under their entity's "Awards" section in JustGrants. 
  • DOJ provides information about funded awards on the Office of Community Oriented Policing ServicesOffice of Justice Programs, and Office on Violence Against Women websites.

DOJ Award Acceptance Checklist 

  • Covers all necessary steps for entity users, once notified of an award, to accept or decline the award through a two-step process in JustGrants.

Award Acceptance Overview

  • Two entity users—the Entity Administrator and the Authorized Representative(s)—are required to take sequential actions in JustGrants. Read more about the process, roles, and responsibilities involved in Award Acceptance (including screenshots of the JustGrants process).

Award Acceptance Key Points (COPS Office Awards)

  • COPS Office awards require two assigned Authorized Representatives, both of whom are required to accept the award. This section summarizes their key tasks.

Reference

Award Acceptance Checklist

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Reference

Award Acceptance Job Aid Reference Guide

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