Grant Guidance & Resources

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures that recipients of financial assistance from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and its components are not engaged in prohibited discrimination. The primary objective in accomplishing this mission is to secure prompt and full compliance with all civil rights laws and regulations so that needed Federal assistance may commence or continue.

PGR makes no guarantee that the statutory authority or regulatory code cited within is the most current version of said law/regulation. For more recent versions of the U.S. Code and the CFR, users should consult the official revised U.S.C. or the eCFR.

ISP is the State Administering Agency (SAA) for five OJP pass-through grants. As the SAA, OCR recommended ISP “develop a comprehensive policy for addressing certain discrimination complaints involving subrecipients of DOJ funds.” 

The Procedures for Responding to Employment and Services Discrimination for Subgrantees of Idaho State Police Pass-Through Grants and Research (October 2026)

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws and other provisions that prohibit discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance from the Office of Justice Programs, the Office on Violence Against Women, thee Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and other covered entities. To investigate discrimination complaints, OCR requires two forms to be submitted. 

OCR Complaint Verification Information Form

OCR Complainant Consent Identity Release Form

Office for Civil Rights Training (currently unavailable)

PGR requires every subgrantee to review the training posted on the OCR website at least once during their project cycle. The six (6) training programs include:

• What is the Office for Civil Rights and What Laws Does It Enforce?
• What are the Standard Assurances and How Does the Office for Civil Rights Enforce Civil Rights Laws?
• What are the Civil Rights Obligations of State Administering Agencies?
• What Obligations Do Recipients of Justice Department Funding Have to Provide Services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Persons?
• What are the Civil Rights Laws that Affect Funded Faith-Based Organizations?
• What Civil Rights Protections Do American Indians Have in Programs Funded by the Justice Department? What are the Obligations of Funded Indian Tribes?

Past Acceptances & Information: