	Background

OJP, the grant making arm of the Department of Justice (DOJ), provides  grants to various organizations, including state and local governments,  universities, and private foundations, that are intended to develop the  nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and  assist crime victims. OJP bureaus and program offices award two types of grants: formula and  discretionary. OJP’s Efforts to Resolve Continuing Grant Monitoring Problems

The monitoring of grant activities is a key management tool to help ensure  that funds awarded to grantees are being properly spent. Over the last few  years, we and others, including OJP, have identified various grant  monitoring problems among OJP’s bureaus and offices. OJP has begun to  work with its bureaus and offices to address these problems, but it is too  early to tell whether its efforts will be enough to resolve many of the  issues identified.
What GAO Found

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides grants to state and local governments, universities, and private foundations to help prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims. OJP bureaus and program offices award both formula and discretionary grants. The monitoring of grant activities is a key management tool to ensure that funds awarded to grantees are being properly spent. In recent years, GAO and others, including OJP, have identified various grant monitoring problems among OJP's bureaus and offices. OJP has begun to work with its bureaus and offices to address these problems, but it is too early to tell whether its efforts will resolve the issues identified.