OJP Freedom of Information Act | FOIA Overview | Office of Justice Programs
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OJP Freedom of Information Act | FOIA Overview | Office of Justice Programs
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OJP Freedom of Information Act
FOIA Overview
For general information related to the FOIA, please visit the
Department of Justice Office of Information Policy
website.
Information Required to Make a FOIA Request
There are no special forms required to make a FOIA request. If requesting first party records, please review:
What are the requirements to get records on myself
?
To make a FOIA request for:
OJP records –
You may submit a FOIA request online through FOIA.gov or OJP’s FOIA
Public Access Link
(PAL).
If you do not have access to PAL, you may submit a FOIA request in writing to:
OJP FOIA Office
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20531
Other federal records -
If you wish to direct your FOIA request to another component of DOJ or federal agency, visit the
FOIA.gov
website.
Component Information
The Office of Justice Programs is the largest grantmaking component of the Department of Justice and houses the Department’s criminal and juvenile justice-related science, statistics, and programmatic agencies. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and other critical resources to advance work that strengthens community safety, promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, and builds trust between law enforcement and communities. For more information on each OJP program office, please follow the links listed below:
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office for Victims of Crime
Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking Office
In addition, OJP maintains compliance information related to grants in the following offices:
Office for Civil Rights
Office of Audit, Assessment and Management
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
OJP FOIA Contact
Monica Potter-Johnson
Office of Justice Programs
Office of the General Counsel
Attention: FOIA Staff
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-6235
Email:
[email protected]
FOIA Requester Service Center: 202-307-6235
FOIA Public Liaison:
Nathaniel Kenser
, 202-307-6235
DOJ Office FOIA Contacts
Find a
FOIA Contact at DOJ
Date Modified: November 22, 2023
Date Created: February 3, 2020
Skip to main content
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov
website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A
lock
(
) or
https://
means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
OJP Freedom of Information Act
FOIA Overview
For general information related to the FOIA, please visit the
Department of Justice Office of Information Policy
website.
Information Required to Make a FOIA Request
There are no special forms required to make a FOIA request. If requesting first party records, please review:
What are the requirements to get records on myself
?
To make a FOIA request for:
OJP records –
You may submit a FOIA request online through FOIA.gov or OJP’s FOIA
Public Access Link
(PAL).
If you do not have access to PAL, you may submit a FOIA request in writing to:
OJP FOIA Office
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20531
Other federal records -
If you wish to direct your FOIA request to another component of DOJ or federal agency, visit the
FOIA.gov
website.
Component Information
The Office of Justice Programs is the largest grantmaking component of the Department of Justice and houses the Department’s criminal and juvenile justice-related science, statistics, and programmatic agencies. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and other critical resources to advance work that strengthens community safety, promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, and builds trust between law enforcement and communities. For more information on each OJP program office, please follow the links listed below:
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office for Victims of Crime
Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking Office
In addition, OJP maintains compliance information related to grants in the following offices:
Office for Civil Rights
Office of Audit, Assessment and Management
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
OJP FOIA Contact
Monica Potter-Johnson
Office of Justice Programs
Office of the General Counsel
Attention: FOIA Staff
999 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-6235
Email:
[email protected]
FOIA Requester Service Center: 202-307-6235
FOIA Public Liaison:
Nathaniel Kenser
, 202-307-6235
DOJ Office FOIA Contacts
Find a
FOIA Contact at DOJ
Date Modified: November 22, 2023
Date Created: February 3, 2020