U.S. Attorney Certification Process for the Fiscal
Agent and Subrecipients
In making such certifications, the U.S. Attorney must consider
the following questions. If the answer to any question is no, then
the applicant is not eligible for further consideration under the
grant program. Some of the questions below are specific to the PSN program; as a result, you may need to craft a few questions to meet the needs of your Anti-Gang strategy.
- Does the applicant's proposal support the PSN Task Force
activities, mission, and goals?
- Is the applicant suitably located to serve the needs of
the initiative and otherwise able to meet the needs of the PSN Task
Force?
- Is the applicant's proposal consistent with the following
national priorities for PSN?
- Increased prosecution of violent organizations using federal
conspiracy, racketeering, narcotics, and all other available laws
aggressively to attack and punish violent drug traffickers, violent
street gangs, and violent robbery rings.
- Heightened enforcement of all federal laws against illegal
gun traffickers, as well as corrupt federal firearms licensees who
supply them, with an emphasis on traffickers who supply illegal
firearms to violent organizations and to juveniles.
- Renewed aggressive enforcement of existing federal firearms
laws against those persons who are prohibited from possessing firearms
or who use firearms in furtherance of illegal activities, including
those persons denied under the Brady Act.
- Is the applicant an eligible organization? Note: The USAO is specifically asked not to consider compliance or non-compliance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373 in making this assessment. That review will occur within a 30 day review period at the Department.
- Is the applicant free from allegations of criminal misconduct
and current investigation?
- Are the U.S. Attorney and all members of his or her staff
who will be involved in the PSN program free from any conflicting
financial interests pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 2635.402?
- Are the U.S. Attorney and all members of his or her staff
who will be involved in the PSN program free of business or personal
relationships with the applicant such that the U.S. Attorney's impartiality
or that of a member of his or her staff could be called into question
pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502?
After the U.S. Attorney has determined which of the applicant organizations
can be certified and are therefore eligible for consideration by
the selection committee, the U.S. Attorney will forward written
notice of the certifications to the committee.
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