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OVSJG says new GovGrants system, site visits and program metrics are improving oversight and payments
Summary
OVSJG Director Jennifer Porter told the committee the agency implemented a new grants management platform (GovGrants), improved site visits and training, and is tracking program metrics more closely; the Private Security Camera Incentive and Address Confidentiality Programs were highlighted as measurable successes.
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) leadership told the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety that a new grants management platform and expanded monitoring work have started to reduce administrative delays and improve grantee support.
Director Jennifer Porter said OVSJG adopted GovGrants in FY24; the system centralizes budgets, invoices and documentation, offers message‑center features for grantee‑to‑staff communication, and enables better analysis of spending and performance trends. Witnesses representing several large grantees told the committee the system and related trainings improved transparency and…
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