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Federal Grants
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Appropriating Justice
July 17, 2008
DOJ Grant Program: Cronyism And Favoritism Taint Process
June 19, 2008
Getting Byrned by Justice: Favoritism in the Department of Justice Byrne Discretionary Grant Program In awarding federal grants, it is standard practice for a federal agency to require that a competitive grant proposal go through a peer review process in order to evaluate the merit of the application. POGO has found that multiple FY2007 Byrne Discretionary Grants appear to have been awarded outside of the peer review process, and believes there are even questions of patronage and conflicts of interest by DOJ appointees. Documents obtained by POGO indicate that DOJ awarded 13 grants without evaluating them through the peer review process, and at least two of those grants appear to involve conflicts of interest between the grantee and DOJ appointees in the offices awarding those grants.
June 19, 2008
Oil Companies Cash in On Homeland Security Grants
May 26, 2004
Related Resources
POGO in the News
Homeland security: 'Did we spend the money wisely — or did we just spend money?', Mike Sherry, St. Louis Beacon, September 9, 2011
Tracking The Money Obama Gives To Local Law, By Ari Shapiro, National Public Radio (NPR), January 2, 2010
Justice in Hot Water Over Dubious Grants, By Matthew Blake, Washington Independent, July 3, 2008
Report: DOJ Grantees Getting by with Help from Their Friends, By Ben Protess, ProPublica, June 20, 2008
Panel tees off on Justice grant official's golf outings, By Dan Friedman, CongressDaily, June 20, 2008
Investigators Look for Favoritism in Justice Department Grants, By Carrie Johnson, Washington Post, June 19, 2008
Taxpayers Footing Oil Safety Bill, By Mika Brzezinski, CBS News, May 24, 2004
