FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESOURCES
Actions Taken by the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General
- April 3, 2020 Memo from the Attorney General, "Increasing Use of Home Confinement at Institutions Most Affected by COVID-19"
- March 26, 2020 Memo from the Attorney General, “Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic”
- March 24, 2020 Memo from the Attorney General, “Department of Justice COVID-19 Hoarding and Price Gouging Task Force”
- March 24, 2020 Memo from the Deputy Attorney General, “Department of Justice Enforcement Actions Related to COVID-19”
- March 20, 2020 Memo from the Attorney General to United States Attorneys
- March 16, 2020 Memo from the Attorney General, “COVID-19 – Department of Justice Priorities”
National Center for Disaster Fraud
The National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Department of Justice and various law enforcement and regulatory agencies to form a national coordinating agency within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to improve and further the detection, prevention, investigation, and prosecution of fraud related to natural and man-made disasters, and to advocate for the victims of such fraud.
The Department of Justice recognizes the many challenges that DOJ award recipients are experiencing during the COVID-19 national emergency. On March 19, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued OMB memorandum M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations,” affording Federal awarding agencies additional flexibilities to provide administrative relief to funding recipients affected by the loss of operational capacity and increased costs due to the COVID-19 national emergency. Relief for various administrative, financial management, and audit requirements under 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards can be found below for DOJ’s three grant making agencies. In addition, these links provide other relevant information and answers to frequently asked questions by recipients and sub-recipients impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency and may be updated as new information becomes available:
- Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
- Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
- Office of Violence Against Women (OVW)
Please keep in mind that in accordance with M-20-17, exceptions to 2 CFR Part 200 are time-limited and the flexibilities afforded to Federal awarding agencies will be reassessed by OMB within 90 days of the issuance of its memo.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
As the United States and the world deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FBI's national security and criminal investigative work continues. The FBI urges everyone to remain vigilant as threats related to the pandemic arise. Use the resources on this page to help keep yourself and your family safe from these threats.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Diversion Control Division
During this National Emergency the Diversion Control Division will continue to work with our Federal partners, DEA registrants, and their representative association to assure that there is an adequate supply of controlled substances in the United States. The DEA will also work to assure that patients will have access to controlled substances.
Bureau of Prisons
Increasing Use of Home Confinement at Institutions Most Affected by COVID-19
Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOP Implementing Modified Operations
National Institute of Corrections
NIC COVID-19 information
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on VCF Operations
Executive Office for Immigration Review
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