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Training: Grant Award Modifications

Key Audience: Grant Award Administrator

The purpose of a Grant Award Modification (GAM) is to update award details, modifying key facts or details about the award. JustGrants focuses on true modifications to an award and in the following training materials, a Grant Award Administrator will learn how to create the three types of GAMs – Project Period Extension, Programmatic, and Financial.

Specifically, the eLearning videos...

Training: Award Management

Key Audience: Grant Award Administrator, Entity Administrator, Financial Manager

The eLearning videos and Job Aid Reference Guides below will help users navigate the grants management functions in JustGrants. 

These training materials will demonstrate how to complete the following tasks:

  • Find award information, including details regarding Award Conditions, performance management and available funds
  • Access Funding Balance and Project Budget figures
  • Initiate and follow Grant Award Modifications...

Training: Award Acceptance

Key Audience: Authorized Representatives, Entity Administrator

Once an entity is notified of an award, there are two steps that users take to either accept or decline the award in JustGrants. The following training and resource materials walk through the steps that the Entity Administrator and Authorized Representative take to complete this action. 
 

Training: Application Submission

Department of Justice Application Season is Here!

Prepare early — any time during the year — to ensure your registration and users are up to date in the systems involved in the application process. Review the DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist to identify which actions you can take now and what to expect when you start an application. 

Key Audience: JustGrants Application Submitter(s), Entity Administrator...

Training: Entity User Experience

Key Audience: All JustGrants Users

The following training materials support new users learn how to –

  • navigate the JustGrants Landing Page and details what information can be found on the Home Page,
  • begin acting on tasks assigned to a user, and
  • identify the capabilities of the six user roles.
Need help setting up your account? Review the Entity Management training materials and the Entity User...

Training: Entity Management

Key Audience: Entity Administrators

The Entity Administrator is a key role, and every entity must have one. The following training and reference materials will help Entity Administrators manage their entity information, users, and documents. Get a quick start managing your entity with the Entity Administrator's Checklist or access the Entity Management Job Aid Reference Guide for detailed instructions, which are also broken out below. 

 

News & Updates

The News & Updates page provides the latest information on the grants management and payment management systems used by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Entity Management

August 2020

This training video describes how Entity Administrators manage their entity's profile, users, and documents in JustGrants. Entity Administrators are the gatekeepers for their entity. Video run time: 5 min. 32 sec.

User Support

Important JustGrants System Notice

As of September 20, 2023, JustGrants will no longer be accessible on mobile devices. Users can access JustGrants on laptops and desktop computers, including those connected to the internet via mobile hotspot.

The Department of Justice is committed to providing high-quality user support to Justice Grants Systems (JustGrants) users. We encourage you to use the various support options below to assist...

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JustGrants Technical Support

View the different support options on the User Support page for technical assistance with accessing and using JustGrants. 

JustGrants Training

For questions related to training opportunities or training content, please contact the JustGrants Training team at [email protected].

ASAP Support

The Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP) is now available for enrolled DOJ award recipients to request funds. For...

About

DOJ’s Grants Management and Payment Management Systems

On October 15, 2020, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) grant making components—the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)—launched new grants management and payment management systems.

To modernize and improve the functionality of the grants management system, the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) replaced legacy...

Frequently Asked Questions

View answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Justice Grants System (JustGrants), Grants.gov, System for Award Management (SAM), and the Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP). This page will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.

FAQ Search

The FAQs library provides search and filter options for finding answers to many of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Alternately, FAQs can be viewed from a topic-specific list on the FAQs page.

View the DIAMD FAQ PDF for step-by-step instructions for resolving some of the most common questions on the Digital Identity and Access Management Directory (DIAMD) system.

Library

The JustGrants Resources library features videos, frequently asked questions and definitions for key glossary terms related to the grant and award lifecycle.