Training: Award Acceptance

Award Acceptance Overview 

• Outlines which entity users are required to take actions and when during award acceptance. 

Award Acceptance Key Points

• Summarizes the critical role of the Entity Administrator and Authorized Representative. 

Award Acceptance Key Points (COPS Office Awards) 

• COPS awards require two Authorized Representatives assigned to each award; both required to accept the award. This section summarizes their key tasks. 

Award Acceptance Video

This video is for those JustGrants users with Entity Administrator or Authorized Representative roles and covers the following topics:

• Determining when award acceptance occurs
• Identifying which roles are involved in the award acceptance process
• A demonstration of the process of accepting or declining an award
• Common problems when accepting or declining an award, and how to mitigate them
• Attendee questions about award acceptance

Related Resources

• Register for the Award Acceptance Training webinars, held every Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.
• View the Award Acceptance Virtual Q&A Presentation 

Assigning Contributors

• Demonstrates how the Entity Administrator assigns contributors, or entity users, to an award. 

Accept or Decline Award

• Provides steps required for the Authorized Representative to accept or decline an award.  

• Award Acceptance FAQs
• Entity Management: Entity Users & Roles FAQs (updated July 31, 2023)

The following provides further clarification, definitions, and visual representations of processes and information.

• Award Acceptance Job Aid Reference Guide (updated April 22, 2024)
• Printing Award Documents (updated September 27, 2021)
• Award Conditions Job Aid Reference Guide (updated April 11, 2023)
• SCAAP Job Aid Reference Guide NOTE: For OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Award Recipients Only (updated January 23, 2023)