Sample Certification Letter for Fiscal Agents

<Date>

The Honorable Domingo S. Herraiz
Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
United States Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

Dear Mr. Herraiz:

The selection committee for the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Task Force for my Federal Judicial District has met and selected a fiscal agent for our allocation under the [2006 Anti-Gang Initiative and/or 2006 PSN] grant program. The selected organization is <name of organization>. To complete the application process, you may contact <organization’s representative>, <title>, at <phone number>.

By this letter, I certify that the selected fiscal agent is in compliance with the Department of Justice’s requirements for Project Safe Neighborhoods. The organization has expressed their commitment to meet the mission and goals of our local PSN Task Force. The selected applicant is not under investigation, and neither I nor the members of my staff who will have involvement in the PSN program have a conflict of interest or other disqualification, pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 2635.402 and 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502, in working with this organization.

It is important to note that <selected applicant> has experience in working with <grant administration, fiscal oversight>.

Questions related to their grant proposal may be addressed to <name>, <title>, in my office at <phone> or <e-mail>.

Sincerely,

<Name>
United States Attorney

cc: Jennifer Lowery, Executive Office for United States Attorneys

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