Attorney General Of Ohio

Attorney General Of Ohio (doing business as Finance Department) is a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Columbus that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on law enforcement support, criminal justice infrastructure, and victim services. The entity does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor and does not sit on government-wide contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded across 13 distinct grantor agencies.

The Attorney General of Ohio's grant portfolio centers on four substantive capability areas. First, Medicaid fraud investigation and prosecution: the entity has received multiple formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under CFDA 93.775 to operate Ohio's State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, investigating and prosecuting Medicaid provider fraud, patient abuse, and neglect. The most recent award, dated October 1, 2025, totaled $41.384 million for the period through September 30, 2026, with performance across Ohio. Second, forensic DNA analysis and laboratory capacity: the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, operating under the Attorney General, has received multiple formula grants from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under CFDA 16.036 (Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program) to address caseload increases following closure of the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory's DNA section. A representative award from October 1, 2024, totaled $1.348 million and funded DNA testing supplies, centrifuges, analyst positions, equipment maintenance contracts with vendors including Promega Corporation and Tecan U.S., Inc., and staff training through September 30, 2026. Third, sex offender registration system enhancement and compliance: the entity has received multiple project grants from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking under CFDA 16.750. A June 1, 2026 project grant of $300,000 funds software customizations enabling sheriffs' offices across all 88 Ohio counties to retrieve offender registration data and validate monthly submissions directly to the National Crime Information Center, with performance through February 28, 2029. Fourth, crime victim services and compensation: the entity has received multiple formula grants from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime to administer victim compensation programs and provide victim services through sub-awards to local community-based organizations.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Justice and its component offices. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime accounts for 27 awards; the broader Office of Justice Programs holds 24 additional awards; and the Bureau of Justice Assistance holds 17 awards. Together, these three DOJ components account for 77% of all awards. The Department of Health and Human Services (through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Community Oriented Policing Program together round out the active customer set. Obligated dollars far exceed stated potential value ($1.1 billion obligated against $263 thousand in potential value), reflecting the formula-grant structure under which the entity receives multi-year appropriations that are drawn down quarterly rather than single-award ceiling amounts. Five awards face completion within the next twenty-four months. The entity operates predominantly as a prime recipient (97% of awards) with minimal sub-recipient activity; two crime victim services sub-awards appear in the record.