Sample Certification Letter for Subrecipients

<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 subrecipients to support our [PSN strategy or Anti-Gang Initiative]. The selected organizations and their contacts are:

• <name of organization>, <organization’s representative>, <title>, <phone number>
• <name of organization>, <organization’s representative>, <title>, <phone number>
• <name of organization>, <organization’s representative>, <title>, <phone number>

By this letter, I certify that the strategies identified and the subrecipients selected are in compliance with the Department of Justice’s requirements for [PSN or Anti-Gang Initiative]. The strategy meets the mission and goals of our local PSN Task Force and is consistent with the department’s national priorities. All of these selected subrecipients have expressed their commitment to providing assistance in the [Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative or Anti-Gang Initiative] that is consistent with the Department of Justice’s goals to reduce [gun or gang] crime in America.

None of the selected subrecipients are under investigation, and neither I nor the members of my staff who will have involvement in the this 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 these organizations.

Questions related to this grant proposal may be addressed to <name>, <title>, in my office at <phone> or <e-mail> or to <fiscal agent representative>, <title>, <fiscal agent organization> at <phone> or <e-mail>.

Sincerely,

<Name>
United States Attorney

cc: Jennifer Lowery, Executive Office for United States Attorneys

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