a. Requirements: The less than $10,000 pass-through requirement is eligible for a
waiver to the extent that (1) the state-administered project will directly benefit a
unit (or units) of local government, and (2) the benefiting unit (or units) of local
government voluntarily certifies in writing that (a) the specified amount of stateadministered funds will directly benefit the unit(s) of local government in question
and (b) funding the project at the state level is in the best interest of the unit(s) of
local government.
b. Process: To request a waiver of the less than $10,000 pass-through requirement,
a recipient must, post-award:
Using OJP’s JustGrants system, submit a “Programmatic Costs” GAM, marked
“Other” and with “Byrne SCIP – Pass-Through Waiver” typed in the available text
box.
Attach to the GAM a letter, on the letterhead of the recipient jurisdiction and
signed by the recipient’s “authorized representative” for the Byrne SCIP award in
question, that:
i. Provides a summary of the project(s) and stipulates the project(s) will
directly benefit one or more units of local government.
ii. Identifies the specific unit(s) of local government that will benefit from the
state-administered project(s).
iii. Attaches the certification(s) from the unit(s) of local government described
above in Section A.