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Office of Justice Programs: Discretionary Grants Reauthorization

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 20, 1992
Report No. GGD-93-23
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Summary:

Between 1987 and 1991, discretionary grants programs at the Office of Justice Programs--part of the Justice Department--spent about $500 million to underwrite research and demonstration projects run by public and private groups fighting crime or drug abuse. GAO reviewed the discretionary grants programs at four of the five Office of Justice Programs bureaus: the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime. This report discusses (1) whether projects funded through the discretionary grants programs were awarded competitively and what proportion of each bureau's funds competed each year, (2) whether discretionary grants programs are systematically evaluated to determine which ones are useful and what works, and (3) how structural and management issues affect the discretionary grants programs.

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