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If requesting first party records, please review: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/oip/make-foia-request-doj#5" title="Make a FOIA Request to DOJ webpage">What are the requirements to get records on myself</a>?</p><p>To make a FOIA request for:<br>OJP records –</p><ul><li>You may submit a FOIA request online through FOIA.gov or OJP’s FOIA <a href="https://foiapal.ojp.usdoj.gov/" title="OJP Freedom of Information Act Portal">Public Access Link</a> (PAL).</li><li>If you do not have access to PAL, you may submit a FOIA request in writing to:<br>OJP FOIA Office<br>999 North Capitol Street, NE<br>Washington, D.C. 20531</li></ul><p>Other federal records -</p><ul><li>If you wish to direct your FOIA request to another component of DOJ or federal agency, visit the <a href="https://www.foia.gov/" title="FOIA.gov website">FOIA.gov</a> website.</li></ul><h2>Component Information</h2><p>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. 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