The following table contains definitions for frequently used acronyms related to funding organizations as well as links to websites containing additional information.
| Acronym | Name |
| BJA | Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. DOJ BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTC) |
| BJS | Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. DOJ |
| OJP | Office of Justice Programs (office within U.S. Department of Justice that oversees Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, etc.) |
| OJJDP | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
| OVC | Office of Victims of Crime |
| OVW | Office on Violence Against Women |