Hello everyone,
Please see the update below for OVW awards with DOJ.
Thanks,
Justin
Justin Marmolejo
Assistant Director |
Ex Officio Chair, Staff Senate,
EAC Alternate Rep
Office of Sponsored Projects
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
O: 210.458.7049
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From: Office of Justice Programs <OJP_COMMS@public.govdelivery.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:39 PM
To: Justin Marmolejo <Justin.Marmolejo@utsa.edu>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Notice for OVC VOCA Victim Assistance and OVW Grantees Regarding Unallowable Costs Under the Award (re: legal services to certain aliens)
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Notice for OVC VOCA Victim Assistance and OVW Grantees Regarding Unallowable Costs Under the Award (re: legal services to certain aliens) Date: November 19, 2025 Subject: Notice for OVC VOCA Victim Assistance and OVW
Grantees Regarding Unallowable Costs Under the Award (re: legal services to certain aliens) By its express terms, the Legal Services for Aliens provision of the
DOJ
Grants Financial Guide (which generally disallows the costs of providing legal services to any removable alien (see 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(e)(2))
or to any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States from being charged against DOJ grant awards) does not apply where “such disallowance would contravene any express requirement of any law … applicable to the award.” Regulations currently in
effect (which thus have the force of law) and applicable to VOCA Victim Assistance grants (28 C.F.R. Part 94, Subpart B) made by the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and grants made by the Office on Violence Against Women (“OVW”)
(28 C.F.R. Part 90) variously provide that victim eligibility for direct services under such grants is not dependent on the victim's immigration status. Accordingly, costs for such services under those grants are
not disallowed by the Legal Services for Aliens provision of the
DOJ
Grants Financial Guide (ch. 3.13 "Unallowable Costs"). (End of Notice)
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