Let's get picky with this bureaucratese. They probably meant what we think they meant, but I think they messed up on the wording:

1) "...submit all reports and written products RESULTING FROM this award to OJJDP for review and comment"...
THIS IS CLEAR, AND ANNOYING, BUT THE WORD "APPROVAL" IS ABSENT.

However...

2) "The grantee must submit to OJJDP for approval any reports or written products that the grantee will publish using grant funds."

DOES SUBMISSION OF A PAPER FOR PUBLICATION IN AND BY A JOURNAL CONSTITUTE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO PUBLISH?  STRICTLY SPEAKING, THIS SAYS THAT IF YOU USE GRANT FUNDS TO CREATE A DOCUMENT AND USE GRANT FUNDS TO HAVE SOMEONE PUBLISH IT, THEN YOU NEED APPROVAL. ASIDE FROM JOURNAL PAGE CHARGES, ARE GRANT FUNDS USED TO PUBLISH RESEARCH ARTICLES?
SAME WITH THE LOGO.

Charlie

At 02:54 PM 10/16/02 -0700, you wrote:
>This is an interesting thread, especially coming on the heels of the
>tobacco funding discussion.  One of the most onerous things any funder can
>do, imho, is restrict publication by a grant recipient.  Perhaps Sammy
>might comment on the University of California's latest position on that
>issue; I recall that under Governor Wilson some state agencies were
>attempting to restrict publication regarding university research on topics
>such as reducing teen pregnancies; needle exchange, and so on.
>-Glenn
>At 01:29 PM 10/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Having received a number of NIJ grant and even contract awards, I find
>>this language unusual.  I would contact the project officer and/or
>>grants management officer immediately to ask for clarification and/or
>>justification.  The implications of what they are requiring are
>>frightening.  Even proposing new language to replace approval with
>>review/comment would probably not work -- they must approve anything
>>with their logo on it.
>>
>>John
>>
>>John R. Baumann, Ph.D.
>>Director
>>Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Support
>>University of Missouri -- Kansas City
>>5100 Rockhill Road (US Postal Service)
>>5211 Rockhill Road (Express Delivery)
>>Kansas City, MO 64110
>>
>>816.235.1303 (v)
>>816.235.6532 (f)
>>xxxxxx@umkc.edu
>
>
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