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GAO-09-850R 1 (2009-09-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i ~G AO0 Acounta bilty I Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 22, 2009 The Honorable Robert C. Scott Chairman Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Juvenile Justice: A Time Frame for Enhancing Grant Monitoring Documentation and Verification of Data Quality Would Help Improve Accountability and Resource Allocation Decisions Dear Mr. Chairman: From fiscal years 2006 through 2008, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded $1.2 billion in funds through approximately 2,000 grants in support of its mission to help states and communities prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and victimization and improve their juvenile justice systems.' OJJDP awards grants to states, territories, localities, and organizations to address a variety of issues, such as reducing juvenile substance abuse, combating Internet crimes against children, preventing youth gang involvement, and providing youth mentoring services. The scope and administration of OJJDP grants also vary, ranging from private organization recipients that implement programs directly in a single community to states that administer grants by awarding the funds they receive to subgrantees to implement programs locally and statewide. Assessing the performance of these programs through grant monitoring is a key management tool to hold grantees accountable for implementing programs as agreed to in their awards, to verify they are making progress toward the objectives of their programs, and to ensure that grant funds are used in support of OJJDP's mission. DOJ's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) establishes grant monitoring policies for its components, including OJJDP.2 In 2008, the DOJ Office of the Inspector General identified grant management, including maintaining proper oversight of grantees to 'As of September 9, 2009, OJJDP was still in the process of announcing its grant awards for fiscal year 2009. 2OJP is comprised of OJJDP and four other components (i.e., bureaus, offices, and institutes). OJP's four other components include the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime. GAO-09-850R Juvenile Justice Grant Monitoring Page 1

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